Table 1 Summary of scales related to problematic short video use.
From: The binge scrolling scale measures excessive scrolling through a validated three-factor structure
Scale (Authors, Year) | Focus area & Sample | Key dimensions | Development type |
|---|---|---|---|
Short video addiction scale16 | Addiction-Chinese middle school students | Academic procrastination, interpersonal strain, social communication difficulties, attention concentration difficulties, and impaired control over short video use | Scale originally developed |
*Short video addiction7 | Addiction-Chinese college students | Unidimensional; addiction-oriented | Scale was modified from the Game Addiction Scale |
Problematic short-video use18 | Problematic use-Chinese college students | Unidimensional; problematic use-oriented | Scale was modified from the Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire |
Short-video dependence scale32 | Dependence-Chinese general population | Preoccupation and persistence, withdrawal and tolerance, damage and hindrance, deception and escape | Scale originally developed |
*Short video flow scale7 | Flow experience-Chinese college students | Unidimensional; Flow experience oriented | Scale was modified from Flow Experience Scale |
The dynamics of binge-scrolling1 | Binge scrolling-Korean adults | Personalization, infinite scroll, conciseness, loss of self-control, regret, low cognitive engagement, problem-focused coping (spending less time), emotion-focused coping (disengagement) | Most of the items used to measure binge-scrolling were adopted from previous literature |
The TikTok addiction scale33 | Addiction- Greek adults | Salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, conflict, and relapse | Scale originally developed |
Compulsive use of TikTok34 | Compulsive use-Chinese university students | Unidimensional; addiction-oriented | Scale was modified from Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale |