Digital companionship or psychological risk? The role of AI characters in shaping youth mental health

Ritesh Bhat; Suhas Kowshik; Shilpa Suresh; Garudappan Alamelu; Shilpa Gite; Ahmad Albattat

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104356

Digital companionship or psychological risk? The role of AI characters in shaping youth mental health

Ritesh Bhat^*
, Suhas Kowshik
, Shilpa Suresh
, Garudappan Alamelu
, Shilpa Gite
, Ahmad Albattat

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

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Original language	English
Article number	104356
Journal	Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	104
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104356
Publication status	Published - 02-2025

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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