Jian-Hong Ye1,2, Junpeng Zheng3, Weiguaju Nong4, Xiantong Yang5,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 271-286, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.059929
- 31 March 2025
Abstract Objectives: Short video addiction has emerged as a significant public health issue in recent years, with a growing trend toward severity. However, research on the causes and impacts of short video addiction remains limited, and understanding of the variable “TikTok brain” is still in its infancy. Therefore, based on the Stimulus-Organism-Behavior-Consequence (SOBC) framework, we proposed six research hypotheses and constructed a model to explore the relationships between short video usage intensity, TikTok brain, short video addiction, and decreased attention control. Methods: Given that students are considered a high-risk group for excessive short video use, we… More >