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Volume 4,Issue 7
16 June 2026
The Impact of Short-Video Addiction on Sleep Quality among College Students: The Mediating Role of Fear of Missing Out in an Educational Context
Yao Wu ,
Xinyong Zhang
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Department of Applied Psychology, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou 510006, China,
IEF 2026 , 4(5), 15–21;
https://doi.org/10.26689/ief.v4i5.15142
© 2026 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract
This study focuses on the role of short video addiction in college students’ sleep quality and tests whether “fear of missing out” plays a mediating role. A total of 306 valid questionnaires were collected in different regions using the Short Video Addiction Scale, the Fear of Missing Out Scale, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The results showed that short video addiction can not only directly affect the sleep quality of college students, but also indirectly disrupt their sleep patterns by increasing the level of fear of missing out. The above results suggest that behavioral addiction and cognitive emotional mechanisms contribute to sleep disorders in college students. Finally, this paper discusses the significance of the research findings in educational practice and mental health intervention.
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