Behavior, AddictiveNCT07574021
The Experience of Short Video Addiction Among College Students
An observational study of Behavior, Addictive and College Student, run by Sun Yat-sen University at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
This qualitative study aims to explore the experience of short-video addiction among college students using a directed content analysis approach grounded in the integrated framework of the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory and the Temporal Self-Regulation Theory (TST). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 30 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Behavior, Addictive, College Student
- What is being tested?
- Semistructured interview
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 May 2026to 1 Jun 2026
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 30 years
- All sexes
- Adult
Study population: The study population will consist of full-time college students (including associate degree, bachelor's degree, and graduate students) recruited from universities in China. Participants will be purposively selected based on their scores on the College Student Short Video Addiction Scale. Those who answer "yes" to 4 or more diagnostic items on the scale will be included, indicating a pattern of problematic short video use. Individuals with severe mental disorders or major cognitive impairment participation will be excluded.
Who may be able to join
- Full-time college students (including associate degree, bachelor's degree, and graduate students)
- Answer "yes" to 4 or more diagnostic items on the College Student Short Video Addiction Scale
- Willing to participate voluntarily and provide written informed consent
Who cannot join
- Those with severe mental or cognitive impairments who are unable to participate in the interview.
- Refusal to participate in the study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: The Experience of Short Video Addiction Among College Students:A Dual-Framework Directed Content Analysis
This qualitative study aims to explore the experience of short-video addiction among college students using a directed content analysis approach grounded in the integrated framework of the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory and the Temporal Self-Regulation Theory (TST).
Read the detailed description
Short-form videos have become one of the most popular ways for people to entertain and relax. However, the intense interest in short-form videos has given rise to short-video addiction, which poses risks to both physical and mental health of individuals. As undergraduates constitute a key user group of short-form videos, the associated adverse outcomes of short-form video addiction-including poor sleep, physical discomfort, academic procrastination, anxiety, and impaired self-regulation-call for increased attention.Understanding its underlying mechanisms is therefore critical, yet existing quantitative studies lack contextual depth, and qualitative research remains sparse and theoretically fragmented.To address this gap, this qualitative study will use directed content analysis grounded in an integrated Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) and Temporal Self-Regulation Theory (TST) framework. Eligible full-time college students will complete semi-structured interviews exploring triggering stimuli, emotional/cognitive responses, behavioral consequences, time perception, future self-connection, and self-regulatory failures. The study will produce a theory-driven, empirically grounded model of short video addiction formation, informing targeted prevention and intervention strategies for this high-risk population.
- Conditions
- Behavior, Addictive, College Student
- Being tested
- Semistructured interview
- Keywords
- Short video addiction, college student, Qualitative Research, Stimulus-Organism-Response Theory, Temporal Self-Regulation Theory
- Medical subject headings
- Behavior, Addictive
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Semistructured interviewOther
A qualitative design using directed content analysis will be employed. Participants will be full-time college students who meet the screening criteria based on the College Student Short Video Addiction Scale. A semi-structured interview approach will be adopted to collect data on aspects such as the history of college students' use of short videos, triggering situations, emotional and cognitive experiences, self-regulation strategies, and perceived impacts.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| College students with short video addiction | Full-time college students (associate, bachelor, or graduate) who meet the screening criterion of 4 or more affirmative responses on the College Student Short Video Addiction Scale. Receives: Other: Semistructured interview |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Qualitative Experience of Short Video Addiction
Thematic patterns of short video addiction based on the integrated S-O-R and TST framework, including triggering stimuli, emotional/cognitive experiences, behavioral responses, time perception distortion, future self-connection, and self-regulatory failure.
Measured: At the time of interview
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 May 2026
- Study start1 May 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion1 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Jun 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Behavior, AddictiveStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Sun Yat-sen UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Wei XIA, PhD, Sun Yat-sen University
- Investigators
- Wei Xia, Principal investigator, Sun Yat-sen University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07574021
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SVA-DCA-2026
- Status last verified
- Mar 2026
- First submitted
- 1 May 2026
- Last updated
- 7 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Experience of Short Video Addiction Among College Students:A Dual-Framework Directed Content Analysis
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07574021
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SVA-DCA-2026
- Conditions
- Behavior, Addictive, College Student
- Keywords
- Short video addiction, college student, Qualitative Research, Stimulus-Organism-Response Theory, Temporal Self-Regulation Theory
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 May 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 7 May 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This qualitative study aims to explore the experience of short-video addiction among college students using a directed content analysis approach grounded in the integrated framework of the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory and the Temporal Self-Regulation Theory (TST).
Detailed description
Short-form videos have become one of the most popular ways for people to entertain and relax. However, the intense interest in short-form videos has given rise to short-video addiction, which poses risks to both physical and mental health of individuals. As undergraduates constitute a key user group of short-form videos, the associated adverse outcomes of short-form video addiction-including poor sleep, physical discomfort, academic procrastination, anxiety, and impaired self-regulation-call for increased attention.Understanding its underlying mechanisms is therefore critical, yet existing quantitative studies lack contextual depth, and qualitative research remains sparse and theoretically fragmented.To address this gap, this qualitative study will use directed content analysis grounded in an integrated Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) and Temporal Self-Regulation Theory (TST) framework. Eligible full-time college students will complete semi-structured interviews exploring triggering stimuli, emotional/cognitive responses, behavioral consequences, time perception, future self-connection, and self-regulatory failures. The study will produce a theory-driven, empirically grounded model of short video addiction formation, informing targeted prevention and intervention strategies for this high-risk population.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| College students with short video addiction | – | Other: Semistructured interviewFull-time college students (associate, bachelor, or graduate) who meet the screening criterion of 4 or more affirmative responses on the College Student Short Video Addiction Scale. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 30 years
- Sex
- All
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- The study population will consist of full-time college students (including associate degree, bachelor's degree, and graduate students) recruited from universities in China. Participants will be purposively selected based on their scores on the College Student Short Video Addiction Scale. Those who answer "yes" to 4 or more diagnostic items on the scale will be included, indicating a pattern of problematic short video use. Individuals with severe mental disorders or major cognitive impairment participation will be excluded.
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Full-time college students (including associate degree, bachelor's degree, and graduate students)
- Answer "yes" to 4 or more diagnostic items on the College Student Short Video Addiction Scale
- Willing to participate voluntarily and provide written informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Those with severe mental or cognitive impairments who are unable to participate in the interview.
- Refusal to participate in the study
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Semistructured interviewA qualitative design using directed content analysis will be employed. Participants will be full-time college students who meet the screening criteria based on the College Student Short Video Addiction Scale. A semi-structured interview approach will be adopted to collect data on aspects such as the history of college students' use of short videos, triggering situations, emotional and cognitive experiences, self-regulation strategies, and perceived impacts. | Other | College students with short video addiction |
Primary outcome
Qualitative Experience of Short Video Addiction
Time frame: At the time of interview
Thematic patterns of short video addiction based on the integrated S-O-R and TST framework, including triggering stimuli, emotional/cognitive experiences, behavioral responses, time perception distortion, future self-connection, and self-regulatory failure.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 May 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Wei Xia principal investigator
Sun Yat-sen University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Behavior, Addictive and College Student, run by Sun Yat-sen University at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Wei Xia (18823359471, xiaw23@mail.sysu.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Qualitative Experience of Short Video Addiction (time frame: At the time of interview). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 May 2026.