Short video addiction scale for middle school students: development and initial validation
Ye J, Wang W, Huang D, Ma S, Chen S, Dong W, Zhao X
Scientific reports · 10 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
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- University or hospital
- the Collaborative Innovation Center for Quality Monitoring of Basic Education at Beijing Normal University
- Government
- the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- Grants
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (CCNU24ZZ042)
Based on 3 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2025-03-22 · Sci Rep · vol. 15 · issue 1 · p. 9903
- Publisher
- Nature Portfolio
- Cited
- 19 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 36.6× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 34 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- short video addiction, junior high school students, adolescents, scale development, psychometric validation, academic procrastination, interpersonal strain, social communication deficits, short video platforms
- MeSH
- humans, reproducibility of results, behavior, addictive, psychometrics, schools, students, adolescent, child, female, male, surveys and questionnaires, internet addiction disorder
7 authors
From CN, GB
- Jianmei YeCentral China Normal University
- Weijun WangCentral China Normal University; Wuhan Technology and Business University
- Dawei Huang
- Shihao Ma · correspondingCentral China Normal University
- S. ChenCentral China Normal University
- Wanghao DongCentral China Normal University
Abstract
The rise of short video platforms has increased concerns about addiction, especially among adolescents. This study aimed to develop a Short Video Addiction Scale for middle school students. A sample of 1492 middle school students participated in the study. Initial items were derived from qualitative interviews and refined through psychometric analyses, including Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses. The final scale, consisting of 15 items across five factors (Academic Procrastination, Interpersonal Strain, Social Communication Difficulties, Attention Concentration Difficulties, and Impaired Control over Short Video Use), demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.900), test-retest reliability, and strong validity. The Short Video Addiction Scale, a 15-item scale, demonstrates robust psychometric properties. It is reliable and valid for assessing short video addiction among middle school students and will be a valuable tool for identifying and addressing the growing concerns of short video addiction in adolescents.
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