The impacts of physical activity on domain-specific short video usage behaviors among university students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15364483 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhenyu Yang (0000-0003-1388-2519, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), Zhangyu Yang, Hansen Li (0000-0002-6147-1362, Southwest University), Mingyue Yin (0000-0002-6105-8797, Shanghai University of Sport), Mingyang Zhang (0000-0003-2442-9592, Jishou University), Zhaoqian Li (0000-0001-5599-0257, Universidad de Granada), Li Huang (0000-0001-5365-7899, Southwest University), Xing Zhang (0000-0002-0796-4940, Universidad de Granada), María del Mar Cepero González (0000-0001-7489-0366, Universidad de Granada) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1078-1078 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-025-21879-1 |
| PMID | 40122816 |
| OpenAlex | W4408760322 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 38 |
Short video usage poses risks to the health and academic performance of university students. Physical activity (PA) has been recommended as a potential solution to mitigate excessive short video usage and its associated consequences. However, current research has paid limited attention to the impact of PA on different short video usage behaviors. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional survey from April 24 to 30, 2024, to collect data and examine the relationship between PA and short video usage, with depression as a mediator, in domain-specific usage contexts (including short video usage during daytime and nighttime, during study time and leisure time, overall usage, and short video addiction). A total of 1172 students who met the inclusion criteria were included in the analysis. Our structural equation modeling analysis revealed that PA was directly associated only with reduced nighttime short video usage (β = -0.12; p < 0.05). Additionally, PA was indirectly associated with reduced short video usage during nighttime (β = -0.03; p < 0.05), study time (β = -0.03; p < 0.05), and leisure time (β = -0.04; p < 0.05), as well as lower levels of short video addiction (β = -0.06; p < 0.05), mediated by depression. However, no significant total effects were observed between PA and daytime short video usage (β = -0.02; p = 0.52) or overall usage (β = -0.04; p = 0.27). In conclusion, our findings suggest that while PA may improve short video addiction and certain specific short video usage behaviors, its actual effects may be limited due to the small effect sizes observed
Biostatistics · Domain (mathematical analysis · Environmental health · Pathology · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Public health · Flow Experience in Various Fields · Image and Video Quality Assessment · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Nursing · Epidemiology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |