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

  1. *Turkish versions of these scales are available (see35).