Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Short-Form Video Addiction and Adolescent Depression: The Mediating Role of Attentional Bias
Wu Y, Bai Y, Liu X, Xu W, Liu Y
Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 8 citations
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- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2025-01-08 · Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw · vol. 28 · issue 3 · pp. 169–177
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
- Cited
- 21 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 39.9× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 63 works
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- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media Influence and Health · COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- short-form video addiction, adolescent depression, attentional bias, gender differences, mediating mechanisms, Chinese adolescents, gender-specific interventions
- MeSH
- humans, depression, behavior, addictive, sex factors, adolescent, china, female, male, attentional bias, internet addiction disorder
5 authors
From CN
- Yu WuSouthwest University
- Youling BaiSouthwest University
- Xin LiuSouthwest University
- Wenshuang XuSouthwest University
- Yanling Liu · correspondingSouthwest University
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that short-form video addiction (SVA) is a significant predictor of adolescent depression. However, little is known about the mediating mechanisms. Guided by the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution model, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between SVA and depression among Chinese adolescents and to examine the mediating role of attentional bias toward positive information (API) and negative information (ANI), including potential gender differences. A total of 4750 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 16.01, SD = 0.76, 62.15 percent male) completed self-reported scales for SVA, API, ANI, and depression. The structural equation modeling results indicated that both API and ANI mediated the relationship between SVA and depression. Moreover, multigroup analyses revealed that the mediating effect of ANI was significantly stronger in female than in male adolescents. These findings enhance our understanding of the relationship between SVA and depression in adolescents and suggest that developing gender-specific interventions could mitigate the detrimental effects of SVA on depression.
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