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How Psychological Capital and Academic Burnout Shape Short-Video Addiction: A Latent Profile Analysis of
Hongning Lin1, Haiyu Xiong2, Huaqiang Liu3
1School of Teacher Education, Hechi University, Yizhou, China.
Background:
Short-video addiction among adolescents is a growing concern, yet existing research has largely adopted variable-centered approaches that assume homogeneity.
Aim:
This study aimed to identify distinct stress-resource profiles based on psychological capital and academic burnout and to examine differences in self-control and short-video addiction across profiles, along with predictors of profile membership and the interactive effect of psychological capital and academic burnout on addiction.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1719 Chinese middle school students (53.1% male). Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify profiles. Differences in self-control and addiction were tested with ANOVA, predictors with multinomial logistic regression, and the interaction with multiple linear regression.
Results:
Three profiles emerged: Adaptive (57.6%), Maladaptive (14.5%), and Advantaged (27.9%). The Advantaged profile showed the highest self-control and the lowest addiction, whereas the Maladaptive profile showed the lowest self-control. Post-hoc tests revealed no significant difference in addiction between the Adaptive and Maladaptive profiles (p = 0.351), but both showed significantly higher addiction than the Advantaged profile. Female adolescents were less likely to belong to the Advantaged profile (OR = 0.75); a higher grade reduced odds of Maladaptive (OR = 0.86) and Advantaged (OR = 0.82) profiles; and left-behind status increased odds of the Advantaged profile (OR = 1.90). Psychological capital moderated the burnout-addiction relationship (B = 0.035, p = 0.005); notably, the association strengthened as psychological capital increased, challenging the view of psychological capital as universally protective.
Conclusion:
Adolescents exhibit heterogeneous stress-resource profiles with distinct patterns of self-control and addiction. Person-centered approaches can inform tailored interventions, particularly by addressing both resource deficits and the complex role of psychological capital in coping processes.
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