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Understanding and Leveraging Men’s Affinity Toward AI-Based Mental Health Support

2026-06-30

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<p>Men consistently underutilize mental health (MH) support despite substantial psychological burden. Traditional masculinity ideologies, gender role strain, and the precarious nature of masculine identity have been identified as central barriers to help-seeking. At the same time, general-purpose large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used for MH-related sup-port, often outside formal care pathways. This th...

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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/6umjr_v1

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