Parental phubbing and adolescent short-form video addiction: the mediating role of self-control and the moderating role of parental psychological control
摘要
With short-form video apps such as TikTok becoming increasingly popular among adolescents, short-form video addiction has become a significant public health concern. Therefore, the current study explored the relationship between parental phubbing and adolescent short-form video addiction and further explored self-control as a mediator and parental psychological control as a moderator. A total of 1017 Chinese middle school students (Mage = 15.85 years, SD = 0.88 at time 1) completed three waves of surveys. The results found a longitudinal association between parental phubbing and short-form video addiction as well as the mediating role of self-control. Moreover, parental psychological control moderated the relationship between parental phubbing and self-control. These findings highlight the need for dual intervention approaches targeting both parental phubbing and parental psychological control, while pointing toward future research examining family-based prevention strategies for adolescent digital addiction.