Exploring Stress and Problematic Use of Short-Form Video Applications among Middle-Aged Chinese Adults: The Mediating Roles of Duration of Use and Flow Experience

Huang, Qing; Hu, Mingxin; Chen, Hongliang

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“…Problematic SVA use was measured using an established instrument (Huang et al, 2022a ). The instrument consisted of thirteen items with four dimensions: (1) loss of control (e.g., “I find myself engaged on SVAs for a longer period of time than intended.”), (2) withdrawal (e.g., “I feel anxious if I have not checked for SVAs updates for some time.”), (3) craving (e.g., “I often think of SVAs when I am doing something else.”), and (4) negative life consequences (e.g., “Feeling pain in the wrists or at the back of the neck while using SVAs.”).…”

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“…One approach considers flow a branch of mindfulness because both flow and mindfulness focus on one's awareness of the present moment. This approach has been supported in studies that examined how mindfulness helped individuals stay focused and maintain awareness of the present in various settings (Chen et al, 2019(Chen et al, , 2022aLiu et al, 2022b). In contrast, another approach argues that flow and mindfulness are different from each other: mindfulness emphasizes one's self-awareness of his or her internal states, whereas an individual's self-awareness is largely weakened in the state of flow, due to an intense and focused concentration on the present (Reid, 2011).…”

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“…Scholars have termed the above-mentioned phenomena as problematic SVA use, which describes an individual's inability to control SVA use and the associated outcomes (Wang et al, 2021 ; Huang et al, 2022a ). Drawing on prior research (Zhang et al, 2019 ; Liu et al, 2021 ; Wang et al, 2021 ; Huang et al, 2022a ), problematic SVA use consists of four dimensions: (1) loss of control, namely, engaging in compulsive SVA usage for uncontrolled time duration; (2) withdrawal, that is, experiencing unpleasant feelings with suspension of SVA use; (3) craving, that is, going through mood changes if SVAs are not available; and (4) negative life consequences, referring to the physical and psychological impairment due to excessive SVA use.…”

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A techno-psychological approach to understanding problematic use of short-form video applications: The role of flow

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Zhang³

2022

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Short-form video applications (SVAs) have been gaining increasing popularity among users, which has raised the concern of problematic SVA use. Flow—a positive experience in which individuals feel immersion, enjoyment, temporal dissociation, and curiosity—contributes to the development of problematic SVA use. Most of the prior research examined the motivations of flow and the self-traits that trigger flow, but paid limited attention to the technological affordances of smartphone applications that facilitate users' flow. Algorithm recommendation, multimodality, and low-cost interaction are three affordances of SVAs. Thus, drawing upon the stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) framework, this study proposes a mediation model to examine how these affordances influence problematic SVA use through flow. An online survey (N = 621) showed that algorithm recommendation was negatively associated with problematic SVA use but was not significantly correlated to flow. Multimodality was directly and positively associated with problematic SVA use. Meanwhile, the relationship between these two variables were mediated by flow. Low-cost interaction had an indirect link with problematic SVA use via flow, while the direct link between them was not significant. The results suggest that low-cost interaction is the affordance that is most likely to trigger flow and problematic SVA use, followed by multimodality. However, algorithm recommendation seems to be an affordance that is less likely to facilitate flow or cause problematic SVA use. Our proposed model not only enriches the S-O-R framework in the digital environment, but also denotes a techno-psychological approach to examine problematic use of SVAs and other digital applications. Moreover, the findings offer practical implications for optimizing SVAs' technological affordances to properly manage problematic SVA use.

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“…Excessive use may lead to a series of negative problems, such as increased depression and loneliness, distraction, low sleep quality, and social isolation [ 7 , 8 , 9 ]. However, compared to Internet addiction and social media addiction, SFV addiction has received far less scholarly attention [ 2 , 10 ].…”

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Drivers and Consequences of Short-Form Video (SFV) Addiction amongst Adolescents in China: Stress-Coping Theory Perspective

Jiang

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As a hedonic technology, short-form videos (SFVs) have attracted numerous users. However, one related problem that merits research is SFV addiction, especially among adolescents due to their immature self-control abilities. Although recent research has discussed the formation process of SFV addiction from psychological needs and the SFV features perspective, scarce attention has been paid to investigating the relationship between stress and SFV addiction, as well as the relationship between SFV addiction and its consequences. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine whether school burnout (school stress), social phobia (social stress), and parental phubbing (family stress) trigger SFV addiction based on stress-coping theory and, furthermore, whether SFV addiction leads to low levels of happiness (psychological consequence), parent–child relationship quality (relational consequence), and perseverance (behavioral consequence) among adolescents. The proposed model was tested based on data collected from 242 adolescents from across China under the age of 18 with the experience watching SFVs. A covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) method was used for data analysis. The results showed that school burnout and social phobia significantly triggered SFV addiction, which later negatively and significantly influenced adolescents’ happiness, parent–child relationship quality, and perseverance. The study also found that SFV addiction served as a mediator between the drivers and consequences of SFV addiction. This study provides several theoretical implications. First, this study is one of the first to explain adolescents’ SFV addiction from stress-coping perspective, thereby enriching research in the field of SFV addiction. Second, prior research has rarely discussed the impacts of stresses from various environments on addiction behavior in a single study. Therefore, this study contributes to the knowledge of stress-related research in an SFV addiction context. Finally, our study enhances our understanding of the impact of SFV addiction on its consequences, in both an SFV research context and a social media research context.

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Linking negative cognitive bias to short‐form video addiction: The mediating roles of social support and loneliness

Yue,

Yang,

Bao

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Psychology in the Schools

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Although the relationships between some antecedents (such as affective disorders and negative emotions) and short‐form video addiction have been verified by previous studies, the association between negative cognitive bias and this addictive behavior has not been examined, and the underlying psychological mechanisms are still unclear. The present study explored the relationship between negative cognitive bias and short‐form video addiction as well as the mediating roles of social support and loneliness in this association. The participants of the current study included 336 university students (197 females). The findings showed that (1) negative cognitive bias was positively correlated with short‐form video addiction; (2) social support and loneliness separately mediated the relationship between negative cognitive bias and short‐form video addiction; and (3) social support and loneliness sequentially mediated the relationship between negative cognitive bias and short‐form video addiction. These results might be helpful for understanding the relationships and the underlying psychological mechanisms between these study variables. Future studies were encouraged to investigate effective intervention approaches for relieving negative cognitive bias, which might be conducive to decreasing the severity of short‐form video addiction.

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Exploring Stress and Problematic Use of Short-Form Video Applications among Middle-Aged Chinese Adults: The Mediating Roles of Duration of Use and Flow Experience

Cited by 29 publications

References 77 publications

A techno-psychological approach to understanding problematic use of short-form video applications: The role of flow

A techno-psychological approach to understanding problematic use of short-form video applications: The role of flow

Drivers and Consequences of Short-Form Video (SFV) Addiction amongst Adolescents in China: Stress-Coping Theory Perspective

Linking negative cognitive bias to short‐form video addiction: The mediating roles of social support and loneliness

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