Effects of short video addiction on college students' physical activity: the chain mediating role of self-efficacy and procrastination
Zhao Z, Kou Y
Frontiers in psychology · 4 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2024-10-31 · Front Psychol · vol. 15 · p. 1429963
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media
- Cited
- 19 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 8.7× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 54 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Keywords
- short video addiction, physical activity, university students, self-efficacy, procrastination, serial mediation, exercise behavior, screen time
2 authors
From KR, CN
- Zhe Zhao · correspondingKunsan National University
- Yali KouShangqiu Normal University
Abstract
Introduction
Excessive use of short video applications can adversely affect the physical and mental health of college students. At present, regarding the effect of short video addiction on physical exercise, few scholars have studied the mechanism of action. This study aims to investigate the mechanism by which short video addiction impacts college students' physical exercise. Therefore, we investigated the correlation between short video addiction and physical activity, and examined the influence of self-efficacy and procrastination on this relationship.
Methods
In this research, 304 college students were selected as survey subjects. The questionnaires included Short Video Addiction Scale, Physical Activity Rating Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Short Version General Procrastination Scale. The data underwent correlation analysis using SPSS and mediation effect analysis using the PROCESS macro program.
Results
(1) 61.51% (187) of college students' physical activity was low exercise. (2) Physical activity was significantly negatively impacted by short video addiction. (3) Self-efficacy played an independent mediating role in the association between short video addiction and physical activity. (4) The association between short video addiction and physical activity was independently mediated by procrastination. (5) Self-efficacy and procrastination function as chain mediators in the association between short video addiction and physical activity.
Discussion
Our research identifies the role that self-efficacy and procrastination play in the connection between short video addiction and physical activity. Decreasing the utilization of short video applications and enhancing self-efficacy can reduce procrastination and improve physical activity for college student groups.
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