The Relationship Between Adolescent Short-Video Use And Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms

In the context of a highly developed society with information technology,short-form video media has become an important form of entertainment for the new generation of adolescents who are natives of the information society(Beyens et al.,2018;Gentile et al.,2012;Nikkelen et al.,2014;van der Schuur et al.,2015).The relationship between internet addiction,gaming,and electronic screen use and ADHD prevalence has been mentioned in previous studies.However,this paper is aim to study Adolescents’ overuse of short videoss,including mobile short video APPs(e.g.,Tiktok),which hasspecific interface design.This kind of culture makes adolescents unable to deeply process information and this ability can’t get effective exercise,so when they face with the work that requires deep processing,they may lack of attention.The relationship between problematic mobile phone use and electronic screen use and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD)is influenced directly or indirectly by a variety of factors.Although some results have been achieved in this area of research,short-form video use is still in its infancy as a new research direction and the study of its formative mechanisms is still in its infancy.Among the factors influencing the increased prevalence of ADHD in adolescents,a large number of studies suggest that electronic screen use has an important influence,but whether there is a bidirectional causal relationship between the two variables remains to be examined.Therefore,in this study,we will examine the bidirectional relationship between adolescents’ short-form video use and ADHD symptoms,and further explore whether there are gender differences in the relationship.In view of this,the present study uses age as a control variable to explore the relationship between short-form video use and adolescent ADHD symptoms,which not only provides new clues to further investigate the causes of excessive adolescent short-form video use and adolescent ADHD symptoms,but also provides positive interventions for the prevention of the over use of short-video among secondary school students,and thus promotes the healthy psychological development of secondary school students.In this study,the Short Video Use Intensity Scale,Short Video Intrusion Scale,and The Barkley Current Symptoms Scale were used to measure middle school students in a school in Shanghai.All questionnaires were collated,and invalid questionnaires in both administrations were excluded.Basic processing of the data was performed using SPSS 21.0,and then validated factor analysis and structural equation modeling tests were performed on the data using Mplus 8.3.The study conducted a measurement equivalence test analysis of the questionnaires at both time points and a descriptive statistical analysis of each variable.Based on the results of Study 1,Study 2 conducted a further cross-lagged analysis of the relationship between short video app overuse and ADHD.This analysis used structural equation modeling and found that there was a significant correlation between adolescent short video app overuse and ADHD symptoms:ADHD symptoms predicted short video app overuse six months later,but short video app overuse did not predict ADHD symptoms six months later.After constructing a cross-lagged model of short video app overuse and ADHD,this study also tested the model for gender differences.There was a significant relationship between an individual’s ADHD symptoms and short video overuse,and the higher the degree of an individual’s ADHD,the higher the likelihood of developing short video app overuse after six months.Individual’s ADHD symptoms have a significant impact on their future short video app overuse.At six months,short video app overuse was more strongly correlated in boys,i.e.,short video app overuse may be more severe in males compared to females.