Protocol for a scoping review on technology use and sexual and gender minority youth and mental health.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Research indicates that sexual and gender minority youth [SGMY] may engage more with information communication technologies [ICTs] more than their non-SGMY counterparts Craig SL et al. 2020. While scholarship generally explores youth's use of ICTs, there are gaps in scholarship that connect SGMY, their ICT engagement and influences to mental health. This scoping review will synthesize the literature that connects these core concepts in order to better understand the influence ITCs have on the mental health of SGMY and to develop a more fulsome understanding of this emerging area of literature.

Methods and analysis

Following the scoping review framework of Arksey and O'Malley, the search will be conducted in the PsycINFO [Ovid interface, 1980-], MEDLINE [Ovid int

SUBMITTER: Doll K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10817184 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature