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A study published in 2026 found that affective generative AI use is associated with psychological distress in children and teenagers.

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Is it true that a study published in 2026 found that affective generative AI use is associated with psychological distress in children and teenagers?

Partly. The retrieved 2026 studies link generative AI use to psychological distress in adults, employees, and university students, but none covers children and teenagers as the claim specifies. One 2026 survey of US adults found daily generative AI use associated with greater depressive symptoms, and a 2026 study of Chinese employees found Gen AI use associated with distress via job insecurity and loneliness.

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Evidence for · 1
Generative AI Use, Academic Dependence, and Psychological Distress among University Students in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study
2026
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Ashraf, M., Jawad, K. S., Haque, S., & Hossain, M. E. (2026). Generative AI Use, Academic Dependence, and Psychological Distress among University Students in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.70818/apjmi.v03i02.052

Evidence against · 2
Generative AI
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Generative AI. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_AI

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The impact of generative AI use on employees’ psychological distress: a moderated mediation model
2026
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Liu, M., Li, Y., & Li, J. (2026). The impact of generative AI use on employees’ psychological distress: a moderated mediation model. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1798423

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