ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2024
Unveiling the YouTube addiction: Understanding the spectrum of digital dependency.
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- The translation and validation of the YouTube addiction scale in modern standard Arabic among emerging and young adults.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Perceived Impact of Social Media Use on Mental Health and Sleep-Related Outcomes Among Healthy Social Media Users: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Objective screen time and smartphone addiction symptoms in defining risky smartphone use: A cross-sectional study of university students.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- The mechanism of physical exercise and adolescent short-form video app addiction: the chain mediating role of autonomous motivation and mental health literacy.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Integrated multi-omics reveals microbial and metabolic mechanisms driving enhanced fermentation quality in cigar tobacco leaves with exogenous additives.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2026Article
- Addressing the impact of YouTube short video addiction on adolescents-a growing public health concern.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Excessive use of YouTube is increasingly being as a source of technological addiction in both adolescent and adult population worldwide. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess YouTube addiction among adolescents and adults and the ways to reduce its usage. Methods: After obtaining Institutional ethical clearance and informed consent, we collected data from adolescent and adult male and female using a 22-item YouTube addiction scale (YAS) questionnaire. Face-to-face interview was conducted by the principal investigator. The principal component analysis (PCA) of the YAS questionnaire was performed. Manual content analysis was conducted for the qualitative data. Results: We enrolled 54 (50.9%) male and 52 (49.1%) female participants. The majority of them use YouTube and Instagram. Severely addicted were 38.7%, who spent all seven days watching YouTube videos. A principal component analysis revealed a four-component YAS structure based on an eigenvalue cutoff (>1), Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure of sampling adequacy was more than 0.5, and Bartlett's test of sphericity was <0.001. We grouped 22 items into four dimensions: Impaired control, decrease alternate pleasure, intense desire, and measures taken to reduce usage. Conclusion: Behaviour modification needed to promote healthier YouTube usage habits.
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