Psychology

Probing the digital exposome: associations of social media use patterns with youth mental health

D. Pagliaccio, K. T. Tran, et al.

Using a nationally diverse ABCD sample of 10,147 adolescents (2019–2020), this study applied an exposome-wide association to build digital exposomic risk scores—capturing general use, cyberbullying, secret accounts, and addictive patterns—and found these digital exposures substantially explained youth psychopathology and history of suicide attempt, and highlighted disparities for youth of color and sexual and gender minority youth. Research conducted by David Pagliaccio, Kate T. Tran, Elina Visoki, Grace E. DiDomenico, Randy P. Auerbach, and Ran Barzilay.