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

Bhat R 1 , Kowshik S 2 , Suresh S 3 , Alamelu G 4 , Gite S 5 , Albattat A 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 602105, India. Electronic address: riteshbhat.rb@rajalakshmi.edu
  • 2 Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India. Electronic address: suhas.kowshik@manipal.edu
  • 3 Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India. Electronic address: shilpa.suresh@manipal.edu
  • 4 Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 602501, India. Electronic address: alamelu.g@rajalakshmi.edu.in
  • 5 Symbiosis Centre for Applied AI, Symbiosis International, Pune, Maharashtra 412115, India. Electronic address: shilpa.gite@sitpune.edu.in
  • 6 Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia. Electronic address: dr.battat@gmail.com
Asian J Psychiatr, 2025 Feb;104:104356.
PMID: 39798495 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104356

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