Digital media use, depressive symptoms and support for violent radicalization among young Canadians: a latent profile analysis

Despite the prominent role that digital media play in the lives and mental health of young people as well as in violent radicalization (VR) processes, empirical research aimed to investigate the association between Internet use, depressive symptoms and support for VR among young people is scant. We adopt a person-centered approach to investigate patterns of digital media use and their association with depressive symptoms and support for VR. A sample of 2,324 Canadian young people (Mage = 30.10; SDage = 5.44 ; 59