Boredom proneness and short-video addiction among Chinese vocational college students: psychological resilience as a mediator and gender as a moderator
Hui X, Wang Y, Cheng W, Shi Y
Frontiers in psychology · 0 citations
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- 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
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Publication
- Published
- 2026-07-31 · Front Psychol · vol. 17 · p. 1889736
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media
- Cited
- 1 citation · more than 96% of similar papers · 5.6× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 77 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Mind wandering and attention · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Keywords
- boredom proneness, short video addiction, psychological resilience, gender differences, moderated mediation, vocational college students, Chinese university students, social media addiction
4 authors
From CN
- Xueli HuiGuangxi Normal University; Chongqing Youth Vocational & Technical College
- Yan WangGuangxi Normal University
- Wenfeng Cheng · correspondingGuangxi Minzu University
- Yantao ShiGuangxi Minzu University
Abstract
Objective
This study examined the mechanism linking boredom proneness to short-video addiction among vocational college students, with psychological resilience as a mediator and gender as a moderator.
Design
A cross-sectional survey design was used to examine whether psychological resilience mediated the association between boredom proneness and short-video addiction, and whether gender moderated the direct and indirect pathways.
Methods
A questionnaire survey was conducted among 2,687 vocational college students in Guangxi, China, aged [18-21] years (M = 19.28, SD = 1.21). Measures of boredom proneness, psychological resilience, and short-video addiction were collected. Data were analyzed using PROCESS Model 58.
Results
Boredom proneness positively predicted short-video addiction. Psychological resilience partially mediated this relationship, indicating that boredom proneness not only directly increased short-video addiction but also indirectly increased it by diminishing psychological resilience. Gender significantly moderated this indirect pathway. Compared with female students, boredom proneness showed a stronger negative association with psychological resilience among male students. In addition, the protective effect of psychological resilience on short-video addiction was significant only among males, but not among females. The index of moderated mediation was significant, confirming gender differences in the indirect effect.
Conclusion
Boredom proneness influences short-video addiction through both direct and indirect pathways, and this mechanism varies by gender. These findings deepen understanding of how boredom proneness contributes to short-video addiction among vocational college students.
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