Adolescents Addicted to Short-Form Videos Face Sleep and Anxiety Issues

- A study in China found that adolescents addicted to short-form videos have worse sleep quality and higher social anxiety. - Short-form videos, popular on platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels, are designed to capture attention quickly. - Researchers define this addiction as a chronic obsession with repeated use of short-form video apps. - The survey included 1,629 high school students and found a correlation between video addiction, poor sleep, and social anxiety. - The study suggests that social anxiety partially mediates the relationship between video addiction and sleep quality. Source: [PsyPost](https://www.psypost.org/adolescents-addicted-to-short-form-videos-tend-to-have-more-sleep-problems-and-social-anxiety/)