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Shared Central Symptoms but Distinct Age-Specific Patterns in Problematic Short Video Use: Evidence from a Network
Luxia Jia1, Dongyu Liu1,2, Xiyu Wei3
1School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking
|June 11, 2026
Summary
Problematic short video use (PSVU) in adolescents shows tolerance and withdrawal as key symptoms across all ages. Unique symptoms emerge by developmental stage, requiring tailored interventions for effective prevention and treatment.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Adolescent Development
- Behavioral Addiction
Background:
- Short video platforms are highly popular among adolescents.
- Adolescence involves distinct developmental stages (early, middle, late) with unique dynamics.
- Prior research on problematic short video use (PSVU) often overlooks age-specific characteristics crucial for intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the central symptoms and network structure of PSVU across early, middle, and late adolescence using network analysis.
- To identify age-specific differences in PSVU symptom connectivity.
- To inform tailored prevention and intervention strategies for PSVU.
Main Methods:
- Network analysis was employed to examine PSVU symptoms.
- Data from 48,489 adolescents were collected using a modified 6-item Facebook addiction scale.
- Central symptoms and network structures were analyzed across three adolescent developmental stages.
Main Results:
- Tolerance and withdrawal were consistently central symptoms across all adolescent stages, with tolerance being the most central.
- A distinct third central symptom was identified for each stage: salience (early), mood change (middle), and conflict (late).
- Global network strength increased with age, indicating deepening addictive patterns, and significant age-specific differences in symptom connectivity were found.
Conclusions:
- PSVU operates within existing behavioral addiction frameworks, manifesting as a specific form of problematic internet use.
- Tolerance and withdrawal are core symptoms of PSVU across adolescence.
- Unique age-specific characteristics necessitate tailored prevention and intervention strategies for different developmental phases in adolescence.
Keywords:
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