Generative AI Use and Depressive Symptoms Among US Adults
This survey study found that AI use was significantly associated with greater depressive symptoms, with magnitude of differences varying by age group. Further work is needed to understand whether these associations are causal and explain heterogeneous effects.
Authors
- M Baum
- Faith M. Gunning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1854-9969)
- James Druckman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1249-6790)
- Mauricio Santillana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4206-418X)
- Katherine Ognyanova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3038-7077)
- Roy H. Perlis
- Ata Usla
- David Lazer
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Northeastern University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- John F. Kennedy University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Quantitative BioSciences (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.54820
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 40.10