Measurement Equivalence and Behavioral Heterogeneity of Problematic Short Video Use: A Cross-Stage and Gender Comparative Study Among Adolescents Based on the Physiological-Psychological-Social Model
Mao Z, Jiang Y, Yang Y
Psychological reports · 0 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- No health outcome
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- National Social Science Fund of China
- Government
- Critical Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China
- Government
- Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Grassland Talent Engineering Project
- University or hospital
- Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
- Government
- Youth Science and Technology Leadership Talent Project from Basic Scientific Research Funds of Universities directly under Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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Publication
- Published
- 2025-10-15 · Psychol Rep · p. 332941251390426
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- Cited
- 3 citations · more than 96% of similar papers · 5.7× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 11 works
- Access
- Free to read
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Keywords
- measurement invariance, adolescents, high school students, university students, gender differences, social compensation, theory of planned behavior, digital behavior, scale validation
3 authors
From CN
- Zheng Mao · correspondingInner Mongolia Normal University
- Yongzhi JiangInner Mongolia University for Nationalities
- Yisheng YangInner Mongolia Normal University
Abstract
This study validates the measurement equivalence of the Problematic Short Video Use Scale (PSVU) through multi-group confirmatory factor analysis among high school (n = 1277) and college students (n = 733). The scale demonstrates form, weak, strong, and strict equivalence across educational stages and genders (ΔCFI≤0.01, ΔTLI≤0.05), establishing cross-group stability of a three-factor structure (behavioral change, physiological discomfort, social viscosity). College students scored significantly higher than high school students in total scores (d = 0.55) and across dimensions, particularly in behavioral change (d = 0.70) and physiological discomfort (d = 0.54). Females consistently scored higher than males across all dimensions (d = 0.32-0.52). Based on the theory of planned behavior and social compensation theory, these findings provide methodological support for identifying high-risk groups and developing differentiated intervention strategies for adolescent digital behavior.
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