The Double-Edged Sword of Short Video Use: Opposing Pathways to Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Jing R, Guo S, Tang J, Li L, Ding A
Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 0 citas
Cómo se estudió
- Diseño
- Estudio transversal (clasificado por nuestro filtro de IA)
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Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Gobierno
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Universidad u hospital
- Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of the Central South University
- Subvenciones
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (72404274); Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of the Central South University (25XNKJ07)
Según 2 financiadores declarados.
Publicación
- Publicado
- 2026-06-30 · Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw · vol. 29 · número 8 · págs. 550–559
- Editorial
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
- Citado
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- Referencias
- 34 trabajos
- Acceso
- De pago
- Áreas de investigación
- Technology Use by Older Adults · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Aging and Gerontology Research
- Palabras clave
- depressive symptoms, middle-aged and older adults, internet addiction, attitudes toward aging, urban-rural differences, old age
- MeSH
- humans, depression, behavior, addictive, aging, aged, middle aged, china, female, male, internet addiction disorder, digital media
5 autores
- Rize Jing🇨🇳Renmin University of China
- Shengpeng Guo🇨🇳Renmin University of China
- Jia Tang🇨🇳Renmin University of China
- Long Li🇨🇳 · autor de correspondenciaRenmin University of China
- Aiguo Ding🇨🇳 · autor de correspondenciaRenmin University of China
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The growing prevalence of short video platforms among middle-aged and older adults raises questions about their mental health implications. Using a national survey of 5,039 Chinese adults aged 50 years and above, this study examined how short video use relates to depressive symptoms through competing mechanisms using structural equation modeling. The results showed a dual-path pattern: Short video use was associated with fewer depressive symptoms via more positive attitudes toward aging, but also with increased symptoms via Internet addiction. Moderation analyses indicated that higher levels of Internet addiction were associated with a weaker protective cognitive pathway. Greater diversity in platform use was linked to higher addiction risk and reduced cognitive benefits, suggesting that fragmented engagement may correspond to less favorable psychosocial patterns. Urban-rural differences further indicated that these pathways are context-dependent. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of both behavioral patterns and usage structure in understanding the mental health effects of digital media in later life.
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