Excessive short-form video use is associated with increased risk-taking but not with altered ambiguity-based decision-making
Ye L, Huang Y, Song S, Zhou Z
BMC psychology · 1 citation
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
- University or hospital
- Beijing Normal University
- Government
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province
- University or hospital
- Central China Normal University
- Government
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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Publication
- Published
- 2025-09-29 · BMC Psychol · vol. 13 · issue 1 · p. 1070
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Cited
- 7 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 46.9× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 37 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Media Influence and Health · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Keywords
- risk-taking, risky decision making, addictive behavior, Iowa Gambling Task, university students, social media addiction
- MeSH
- humans, behavior, addictive, risk-taking, decision making, video games, adolescent, adult, female, male, young adult
4 authors
From CN
- Limeng YeCentral China Normal University
- Yi‐Jie HuangCentral China Normal University
- Sensen Song · correspondingCentral China Normal University
- Zongkui Zhou · correspondingCentral China Normal University
Abstract
Background
A tendency toward riskier and more ambiguous decision-making is a key marker of addictive behaviors. Previous studies examining the relationship between excessive media use and risk/ambiguity decision-making have primarily focused on video games or traditional social media. However, given the widespread use and unique characteristics of short-form videos, it remains unclear whether excessive short-form video users exhibit similar decision-making deficits. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between excessive short-form video use and decision-making under risk and ambiguity.
Methods
A total of 85 college students were screened using the Excessive Short-Form Video Use Scale and divided into an excessive-use group (N = 42) and a non-excessive control group (N = 43). Participants then completed the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), performing 100 trials to assess their risky and ambiguous decision-making.
Results
Compared to the control group, the excessive short-form video use group exhibited significantly lower IGT net scores under risk (the last 40 trials of the IGT), while performing equally well under ambiguity (the first 40 trials of the IGT). Furthermore, correlational analyses revealed that higher short-form video overuse scores were associated with increased risk-taking behavior but showed no significant relationship with ambiguous decision-making performance.
Conclusions
Our findings suggest that excessive short-form video users demonstrate increased risk-taking compared to non-excessive users. This result supports the similarity between excessive short-form video use and other addictive disorders.
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