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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Educational Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1428813

Effects of Short-form Video App Addiction on Academic Anxiety and Academic Engagement: The Mediating Role of Mindfulness

Provisionally accepted
Li Gongyu Li Gongyu 1Wu Tingting Wu Tingting 2Geng Yaxuan Geng Yaxuan 1*
  • 1 Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
  • 2 Changsha Preschool Teachers College, Changsha, China

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    Introduction: The impact of short-form video app addiction on academic performance, including academic anxiety and engagement, has not been adequately explored or addressed. Method: This study tested the effects of short-form video app addiction on academic anxiety and academic engagement and the mediating role of mindfulness in these relationships. The participants were 1,879 undergraduates in China who completed the Short-Form Video App Addiction Scale, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Academic Anxiety Sub-questionnaire of Academic Emotions Questionnaire, and Engagement Scales. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse the data. Results: The results indicate that short-form video app addiction has significant positive effects on academic anxiety and negative effects on academic engagement. Furthermore, short-form video app addiction has significant indirect effects on academic anxiety and engagement via mindfulness. The proportions of the mediation effects are 19.23% and 51.85%, respectively. Discussion: The implications and limitations of this study are discussed.

    Keywords: Short-form video app addiction, Academic anxiety, Academic engagement, mindfulness, academic perfomance

    Received: 07 May 2024; Accepted: 17 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Gongyu, Tingting and Yaxuan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Geng Yaxuan, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China

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