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Friday, 4:40 PM - 6:10 PM

Digital Media, Race, and Ethnicity: Diverse Youth Experiences in a Digital World

With digital media more ubiquitous than ever, the role of tech in shaping the experiences of adolescents is expanding. Racial-ethnic identity sometimes acts as a protective factor for adolescents, mitigating online harms and providing a shared basis for connection. However, aspects of identity can also increase risk and vulnerability, amplifying existing issues and creating new challenges for adolescents in digital environments. This paper symposium aims to elucidate research on race, ethnicity, and digital culture, showing how digital contexts interact with aspects of identity in various ways, and even how one’s national context may have influence. Paper 1 examines the mental health and online experiences of Asian American and Latine adolescents, addressing both harms and supports for youth mental health among these groups. Paper 2 investigates the impacts of online racial discrimination and traumatic race-related events on post-traumatic stress syndrome for Black and Latine youth, and discusses the moderating role of racial identity beliefs. Paper 3 explores the prevalence of problematic media use (PMU) among Peruvian adolescents, including changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and comparisons to adolescents in the United States. Taken together, the research to be presented in this paper symposium highlights the digital challenges faced by Black, Latine, and Asian-American adolescents in a variety of digital contexts, especially with respect to their mental health and identity formation. These papers offer important insights regarding the unique needs of diverse youth in an increasingly digital world.

Paper #1
Title	Online experiences and wellbeing of Asian American and Latine adolescents
Presenting author	J. Maya Hernandez, University of California, Santa Cruz, United States of America

Paper #2
Title	The Longitudinal Associations between Online Racism, Racial Identity Beliefs, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
Presenting author	Henry Willis, University of Maryland, United States

Paper #3
Title	Prevalence rates of typical, at-risk and clinical problematic media use in Peruvian adolescents
Presenting author	Lucia Magis-Weinberg, University of Washington, United States of America

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Session chair
Dr. Daniel Hipp, Children and Screens, United States

Discussant
Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., Wellesley Centers for Women, United States

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