Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings
The Mental Health Impact of Online Gender-Based Sexual Violence on Adolescent Girls
The rise of digital technologies has coincided with increased technology-facilitated gender-based sexual violence (TF-GBSV), including online sexual harassment, sextortion, and non-consensual image sharing. Adolescents (especially girls and gender-diverse youth) are disproportionately affected, with exposure linked to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and other adverse mental health outcomes. This systematic review examined associations between F-GBSV and mental health among adolescent girls, including cisgende …