aceParental Attachment Anxiety and Adolescents' Authentic Self-Disclosure to Generative AI: The Roles of Rumination, Depression, and Gender
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly used by adolescents across various domains. While existing research has explored its impact on education and mental health, little attention has been given to adolescents' authentic self-disclosure to GenAI. Drawing on the cognitive appraisal theory of stress and the computers are social actors paradigm, this study examines how parent - adolescent attachment anxiety influences adolescents' authentic self-disclosure to GenAI, with rumination and depressio…
Adolescents with higher rumination and depression showed greater authentic self-disclosure to generative AI, indicating GenAI is being used as an outlet for personal disclosure.
Adolescents with higher parental attachment anxiety experienced greater rumination and depression, which were associated with increased authentic self-disclosure to generative AI, with stronger rumination-to-depression links among girls.
Findings are based on a specific sample of Chinese early adolescents surveyed offline, limiting generalizability beyond this population and context.
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- Peer-reviewedHealth Communication2026-09-23
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-1199, v1: “Parental Attachment Anxiety and Adolescents' Authentic Self-Disclosure to Generative AI: The Roles of Rumination, Depression, and Gender.” Truvace, 2026-09-27. /record/TRV-2026-1199 (accessed at citation time). sha256 cef1630ad299ed43…
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