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Reviews in Digital Mental Health (554) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (2672) Social Media in Medical Education (150) Social Media in Adolescence (101)

Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

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Parasocial Engagement With Social Media Influencers and Mental Health Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Parasocial Engagement With Social Media Influencers and Mental Health Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors of this article:

Yixuan Li1 Author Orcid Image ;   Zihao Liu2 Author Orcid Image ;   Fangqing Liu3 Author Orcid Image
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Yixuan Li   1 , MSc ;   Zihao Liu   2 , MSc ;   Fangqing Liu   3 , MSc

1 School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

2 School of Business, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

3 Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Fangqing Liu, MSc
  • Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  • University of Manchester
  • Booth Street East
  • Manchester, England M13 9PL
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 07821867876
  • Email: fangqing.liu@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk