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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Addictive Behaviors
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1465109

The Relationship between Personality and Short Video Addiction among College Students is Mediated by Depression and Anxiety

Provisionally accepted
Lei Zhang Lei Zhang 1,2Xing-feng Zhuo Xing-feng Zhuo 3*Kai Xing Kai Xing 3*Yu Liu Yu Liu 1*Fang Lu Fang Lu 4*JIa-yi Zhang JIa-yi Zhang 2*Zheng-dong Qi Zheng-dong Qi 5*Li Zhang Li Zhang 6*Zheng-hong Yu Zheng-hong Yu 1*Chun-rong Gu Chun-rong Gu 7*
  • 1 Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
  • 2 School of Early-Childhood Education, NanJing XiaoZhuang University, Naning, China
  • 3 Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
  • 4 Software Institute, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 5 Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 6 School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, University of Science Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • 7 Binhai County People's Hospital, Yancheng, China

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    Background: Short video addiction (SVA) among college students is influenced by personality traits, namely, neuroticism and agreeableness. However, the role of depression and anxiety as mediators remains unclear.Objective: This study aims to explore the mediating role of comorbid depression and anxiety in the relationship between different dimensions of university students' personalities and SVA.Methods: The SPSS PROCESS was utilized to analyze data from 804 university students across seven universities in China.Results: The findings show that neuroticism, agreeableness, and extraversion in the personalities of Chinese university students are all significantly linked to SVA; neuroticism and agreeableness in the personalities of university students have a greater impact on SVA; both neuroticism and agreeableness can first induce depression and then lead to anxiety and SVA, whereas only agreeableness can first lead to anxiety and then result in depression and SVA.Conclusion: This study uncovers the intricate relationship between personality traits and SVA among college students, emphasizing depression and anxiety as critical chain mediators in this relationship. It reveals that neuroticism and agreeableness significantly influence SVA through specific pathways involving depression and anxiety, indicating that interventions targeting these traits are essential.

    Keywords: college students, Personality, Short Video Addiction, Depression, Anxiety

    Received: 15 Jul 2024; Accepted: 17 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhang, Zhuo, Xing, Liu, Lu, Zhang, Qi, Zhang, Yu and Gu. 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:
    Xing-feng Zhuo, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
    Kai Xing, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
    Yu Liu, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
    Fang Lu, Software Institute, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, Jiangsu Province, China
    JIa-yi Zhang, School of Early-Childhood Education, NanJing XiaoZhuang University, Naning, China
    Zheng-dong Qi, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, 211171, Jiangsu Province, China
    Li Zhang, School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, University of Science Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, 11800, Malaysia
    Zheng-hong Yu, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
    Chun-rong Gu, Binhai County People's Hospital, Yancheng, China

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