The Experience of Short Video Addiction Among College Students
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Semistructured interview.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Behavior, Addictive, College Student. Basic parameters: 18 years — 30 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- China
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Official title
The Experience of Short Video Addiction Among College Students:A Dual-Framework Directed Content Analysis
Overview
This qualitative study aims to explore the experience of short-video addiction among college students using a directed content analysis approach grounded in the integrated framework of the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory and the Temporal Self-Regulation Theory (TST).
Detailed description
Short-form videos have become one of the most popular ways for people to entertain and relax. However, the intense interest in short-form videos has given rise to short-video addiction, which poses risks to both physical and mental health of individuals. As undergraduates constitute a key user group of short-form videos, the associated adverse outcomes of short-form video addiction-including poor sleep, physical discomfort, academic procrastination, anxiety, and impaired self-regulation-call for increased attention.Understanding its underlying mechanisms is therefore critical, yet existing quantitative studies lack contextual depth, and qualitative research remains sparse and theoretically fragmented.To address this gap, this qualitative study will use directed content analysis grounded in an integrated Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) and Temporal Self-Regulation Theory (TST) framework. Eligible full-time college students will complete semi-structured interviews exploring triggering stimuli, emotional/cognitive responses, behavioral consequences, time perception, future self-connection, and self-regulatory failures. The study will produce a theory-driven, empirically grounded model of short video addiction formation, informing targeted prevention and intervention strategies for this high-risk population.
Interventions
- Other Semistructured interview
A qualitative design using directed content analysis will be employed. Participants will be full-time college students who meet the screening criteria based on the College Student Short Video Addiction Scale. A semi-structured interview approach will be adopted to collect data on aspects such as the history of college students' use of short videos, triggering situations, emotional and cognitive experiences, self-regulation strategies, and perceived impacts.
Primary outcome measures
- Qualitative Experience of Short Video Addiction [Time frame: At the time of interview]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Full-time college students (including associate degree, bachelor's degree, and graduate students)
- Answer "yes" to 4 or more diagnostic items on the College Student Short Video Addiction Scale
- Willing to participate voluntarily and provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Those with severe mental or cognitive impairments who are unable to participate in the interview.
- Refusal to participate in the study
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
China · 1 center
- XIAW — Guangzhou
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07574021 · SVA-DCA-2026