The relationship between short-form video use and depression among Chinese adolescents: Examining the mediating roles of need gratification and short-form video addiction
Zhu C, Jiang Y, Lei H, Wang H, Zhang C
Heliyon · 17 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science
- Government
- National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences
- Government
- National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Sciences
- Grants
- National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science (BFA190059)
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Publication
- Published
- 2024-04-25 · Heliyon · vol. 10 · issue 9 · p. e30346
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 54 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 40.8× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 75 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Keywords
- adolescent depression, short-form video addiction, TikTok, high school students, Chinese adolescents, mediating mechanisms, gender differences, mental health
5 authors
From CN
- Chengwei Zhu · correspondingBeijing Normal University
- Yiru Jiang · correspondingShangrao Normal University
- Hanning Lei · correspondingBeijing Normal University
- Haitao Wang · correspondingOcean University of China
- Cai Zhang · correspondingBeijing Normal University
Abstract
Short-form video apps, such as TikTok, have become popular worldwide. Compared to traditional social media, they have powerful push algorithms and are more entertaining, which might lead to some negative effects. Research has attempted to identify the relationship between short-form video use and depression, but the processes mechanism underly the relationship was few in number. The present study explored the association between short-form video use and depression among Chinese adolescents and analyzed the mediating roles of need gratification and short-form video addiction. The participants included 1302 senior high school students (Mage = 16.03, SD = 0.76, 42.6 % boys). And a structure equation model with chain mediating was established using Mplus. The results showed (1) a direct association between short-form video use and adolescent depression, (2) that entertainment need gratification, social-related need gratification, and short-form video addiction acted as chain mediating factors, and (3) no gender difference in the model. The present study's findings revealed the important mediating role of addictive behavior between normal use behavior and depression and suggested that preventative and interventional plans based on need gratification should be developed to reduce short-form video addiction and improve mental health.
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