The impact of table tennis intervention on short video addiction among college students in China: the chained mediation effect of cognitive bias and self-control
Wang K, Sun J, Han J, Wu Z
Frontiers in psychology · 1 citation
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- Randomized controlled trial (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
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- Independent funding
- Government
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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Publication
- Published
- 2025-12-17 · Front Psychol · vol. 16 · p. 1666895
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media
- Cited
- 6 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 11.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 59 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Keywords
- table tennis, short video addiction, university students, cognitive biases, self-control, exercise intervention, digital addiction, serial mediation, physical activity, sport psychology
4 authors
From CN
- Kanglin WangXihua University; Wuhan University of Technology
- Jian SunXihua University
- Jiangtao HanXihua University
- Zaihao Wu · correspondingXihua University
Abstract
Background
This study focuses on the impact of a 16-week table tennis exercise intervention on college students' short video addiction and explores the chain mediating mechanism of cognitive bias and self-control therein. Currently, the short video addiction rate among college students is high, and physical exercise has shown unique value in digital addiction intervention. Still, the cognitive-behavioral level of the action path is not yet clear.
Methods
Sixty college students with short video addiction (daily average usage duration ≥ 4 h) from a certain university in Chengdu, China, were selected and randomly divided into an experimental group (30 people) and a control group (30 people). The experimental group implemented a 16-week, 3-times-a-week moderate-intensity table tennis intervention (60-80% of the maximum heart rate), while the control group maintained regular activities. The Short Video Addiction Scale for College Students (SVAS), Negative Cognitive Processing Bias Questionnaire, and Self-Control Scale were used for pre- and post-tests. Repeated-measures analysis of variance and the Hayes Process plugin (Model 6) were used to test the mediating effect.
Results
The table tennis intervention significantly reduced the short video addiction level and cognitive bias and improved self-control ability in the experimental group. The improvement was significantly better than that in the control group. Cognitive bias and self-control formed a chain mediating path, and the total indirect effect accounted for 68.33% of the total effect.
Conclusion
Table tennis exercise can inhibit college students' short video addiction through the chain mediating mechanism of reducing cognitive bias and enhancing self-control, providing an empirical basis from the perspective of sports psychology for digital addiction intervention.
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