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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2026

Digital Media Use and Psychosocial Health among Adolescent Boys and Young Men.

Jason M Nagata, Patrick Low, Eliot D Lee, Selena Yu, Alicia W Leong, Kevin Bao, Jennifer H Wong, Megan A Moreno, Jason M Lavender

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jason M NagataDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. jason.nagata@ucsf.edu.
Patrick LowDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Eliot D LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Selena YuDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Alicia W LeongDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Kevin BaoDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Jennifer H WongDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box 0503, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Megan A MorenoDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Jason M LavenderMilitary Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Program (MiCOR), Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Funding

Investigating relationships between problematic social media use and binge-eating disorder to inform precision guidance for adolescentsRF1MH135492 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NAGATA, JASON M · 2025 to 2025
$1.9M
Longitudinal pathways between adolescent social media use and substance use: Informing evidence-based guidanceR01DA064134 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Jason M Nagata · 2025 to 2026
$1.5M
Informing national guidelines on adolescent and young adult physical activity and sedentary behavior to prevent cardiovascular diseaseK08HL159350 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NAGATA, JASON M · 2021 to 2025
$869k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL159350NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA064134NIH HHS K08HL159350NIMH NIH HHS RF1 MH135492
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo synthesize recent literature highlighting how and why adolescent boys and young men may face unique media-related psychosocial health risks and potential benefits. RECENT

findingsAdolescent boys and young men appear to demonstrate distinct media use profiles, including higher engagement with video gaming, masculinity-oriented and appearance-focused social media content, online communities such as the manosphere, and, more recently, generative artificial intelligence tools. For adolescent boys and young men, gendered digital environments intersect with developmental processes related to identity formation, masculinity norms, social connection, and risk-taking, with important implications for mental health outcomes such as depression, anxiety, body dissatisfaction, muscle dysmorphia, disordered eating, aggression, and social isolation. Understanding these distinct media use profiles may allow clinicians, educators, and families to develop tailored approaches for screening, intervention, and prevention, supporting healthier development for adolescent boys and young men.

Indexed as

Adolescent BehaviorDigital MediaMental HealthSocial MediaVideo GamesAdolescentHumansMaleMasculinityMedia ExposureAdolescent boysArtificial intelligenceMale healthMediaVideo gamesYoung men

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PMID42128954
PMCPMC13171674

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