Associations Between Adolescents' Exposure to Online Racism and Substance Use.

ABSTRACT: With recent increases in adolescents' use of the Internet and social media, exposure to online racism and race-based violence has emerged as a critical public health concern. Recent studies have found that 45% to 94% of adolescents report exposure to online racism,^1,2 which includes being a direct target of race-based discrimination or being exposed to others' experiences of racism (ie, vicarious exposure³). Exposure to online racism among adolescents is associated with greater symptoms of depression and anxiety and lower academic self-efficacy.⁴ Theory and prior research indicates that Black adolescents in particular experience higher levels of distress and mental health symptoms from exposure to anti-Black racism compared with White adolescents.^1,5</

SUBMITTER: Dunn CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12743607 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature