The relative contribution of short video addiction to social anxiety among university students

Abstract

This study aimed to reveal the degree of relative contribution of addiction to short videos to social anxiety among university students according to the variables of gender, academic specialization, and duration of Internet use per day, and also aimed to detect the level of addiction to short video clips and the level of social anxiety and to know the most used social media platforms. Use the Short Video Addiction Scale and the Social Anxiety Scale. The study sample consisted of (350) male and female students from Al al-Bayt University who were selected in the available way. The results showed that the level of addiction to short videos was moderate, and the level of social anxiety was moderate. The results also showed that the "TikTok" platform is the most used to watch short videos and that the variables included in the prediction of the social anxiety scale are withdrawal and escape, anxiety and feeling lost, inability to control craving, and the duration of Internet use per day, which collectively explained (29.6%) of the explanatory variation of the social anxiety scale. The study recommends raising awareness about the mental health effects of short video addiction by promoting awareness programs that focus on improving moderate social media use.