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"It's really hard to strike a balance": The role of digital influencers in shaping youth mental health.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Parasocial Engagement With Social Media Influencers and Mental Health Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Examining Social Media User Types and the Impact on a Reproductive Health Web-Based Intervention for Young People in Francophone West Africa: Randomized Factorial Design Using Latent Class Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2026Trial
- Problematic mental health-related advice: exploring the role and limitations of EU's digital toolbox on the case of #TherapyTok.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Optimizing social media influencers for health communication in Africa.Global health action · 2025Article
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Cisgender and Transgender Adult Entertainment Workers in Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Promoting youth well-being: a qualitative study of Finnish YouTubers' mental health content.Health promotion international · 2025Article
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- Relatability versus responsibility: Social media influencers on their roles in youth mental health.Digital healthArticle
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- Won't We Know If It's Toxic? A Review of the Impacts of Social Media on Public Health.Missouri medicineArticle
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Abstract
Objective: Social media influencers have enormous sway with youth; however, little is known about how they communicate about mental health and how young people respond to this content. Methods: This study used semi-structured, remote interviews with 31 participants aged 16 to 24 years to explore how young people feel about the way social media influencers discuss mental health online. Thematic analysis and member-checking processes were used to identify five themes, each reflecting a tension in how participants viewed a specific aspect of influencer content. Results: Themes included the style (casual or serious), volume (inadequate or excessive), focus (distress or solutions), source (lived experience or professional advice), and sponsorship status (persuading or exploitative) of influencer content. Conclusion: Young people appear to hold widely varying, nuanced preferences regarding influencer mental health content. Notwithstanding some risks and limitations, influencers can generate engaging mental health content-their potential role in shaping youth mental health and other health communication efforts warrants further exploration.
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