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The Impact of Bullying Victimization on Short Video Addiction in Adolescents: The Role of Emotional Distress and Neural Mechanisms.

Qiong Yao, Wenwei Zhu, Yuanyuan Gao, Jinlian Wang, Chang Liu, Guang Zhao, Qiang Wang

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Qiong YaoSchool of Educational and Psychological Science, Hefei Normal University, Hefei, China.
Wenwei ZhuSchool of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuanyuan GaoFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Jinlian WangFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Chang LiuFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Guang ZhaoFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Qiang WangKey Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science of Anhui Province on Adolescent Mental Health and Crisis Intelligence Intervention, Hefei, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1081-6690

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32000786Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipality 23JCYBJC00910Open Fund of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience GKLBCN-202401-03Open Research Fund of the Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science of Anhui Province on Adolescent Mental Health and Crisis Intelligence Intervention SYS2024A05Open Research Fund of the Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science of Anhui Province on Adolescent Mental Health and Crisis Intelligence Intervention SYS2024A07Philosophy and Social Science Research Project of Universities in Anhui Province 2024AH053089
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Abstract

Short-video addiction (SVA) has become a growing concern among adolescents. Bullying victimization (BV) is considered a significant factor contributing to it, yet its relationship with SVA remains underexplored. This study investigated the role of BV in SVA, examining developmental and psychological pathways across middle school students (MSS; n = 1269), college students (CS; n = 1615) and a replicated college sample (RCS; n = 112). Descriptive statistics revealed significant correlations between SVA and BV, including subdimensions such as verbal, physical and relational bullying, as well as negative affect (NA). Mediation analyses showed that NA partially mediated the relationship between BV and SVA across both MSS and CS groups, although mediation effects were absent in addicted subgroups, highlighting differing psychological pathways between addicted and nonaddicted populations. Neuroimaging analyses in the RCS sample identified spontaneous functional brain activity linked to SVA in the inferior temporal gyrus (ITG) and parahippocampal gyrus (PHG), with intersubject representational similarity analyses (IS-RSA) further associating PHG and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC) activity patterns with intersubject variations in SVA. These findings underscore bullying victimization as a critical predictor of short video addiction, mediated by NA in nonaddicted groups, and illuminate spontaneous brain activity patterns associated with addiction.

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BullyingCrime VictimsInternet Addiction DisorderPsychological DistressAdolescentBrainFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleParahippocampal GyrusPrefrontal CortexStudentsTemporal LobeYoung Adultadolescentsbullyingintersubject representational similarity analysisnegative emotionshort‐video addiction

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PMID40255102
PMCPMC12010102

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