Gender differences in the impact of short video addiction on depression among college students: the mediating effect of self-concept clarity
Zhang D, Wu J, Li J, Yang Y, Xing Y
Frontiers in psychology · 0 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Xi'an Medical University
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Publication
- Published
- 2026-03-30 · Front Psychol · vol. 17 · p. 1771454
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media
- Cited
- 2 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 27.8× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 50 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Media Influence and Health
- Keywords
- short video addiction, depression, self-concept clarity, gender differences, university students, mediating effect, mental health, social media use
5 authors
From CN
- Dongning ZhangXi'an Medical University
- Jing WuXi'an Medical University
- Jing LiXi'an Medical University
- Yifu YangXi'an Medical University
- Yuan Xing · correspondingXi'an Medical University
Abstract
Background
The negative impact of short video addiction (SVA) on the mental health of college students is a current global public health issue. This research explored the mediating role of self-concept clarity (SCC) in the relationship between SVA and depression among college students.
Methods
A questionnaire survey was administered to 510 college students using the Short Video Overuse Behavior Scale, the Self-Concept Clarity Scale, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Using AMOS 26.0 to establish an SEM and test the mediating effect of SCC, and multi-group analysis was used to examine gender differences in mediating effect.
Results
A positive association was observed between SVA and depression, however, further analysis revealed no significant direct effect. Instead, the relationship between SVA and depression was fully mediated by SCC, which exhibited negative associations with both variables. Moreover, a significant gender difference emerged, with this indirect pathway being significant only among female college students.
Conclusion
SVA may be indirectly associated with depressive symptoms among college students through the mediating effect of SCC, and this mediating effect was significant only among female students.
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