Kircaburun Kagan, Balta Sabah, Emirtekin Emrah, Tosuntas Şule Betül, Demetrovics Zsolt, Griffiths Mark D
International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Educational Sciences Department, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey.
Psychiatry Investig. 2021 Apr;18(4):269-276. doi: 10.30773/pi.2019.0340. Epub 2021 Apr 15.
Accumulating empirical research has emphasized that a wide range of online activities-such as using social networking sites-can be performed in order to compensate unattained needs or to cope with negative affect and psychopathological symptoms. Although the correlates of problematic social networking use have been extensively investigated, less is known about problematic YouTube use (PYU), an umbrella term grouping a number of different activities (e.g., viewing of online video games, watching specific YouTube channels). Furthermore, nothing is known concerning increasingly popular and distinct YouTube-related activities such as mukbang watching (i.e., watching livestream "eating broadcasts" where someone eats various foods in front of the camera while interacting with viewers). The aim of the present study was to examine the mediating role of problematic mukbang watching (PMW) on the relationships between depression and loneliness with PYU.
An online survey that comprised assessment tools for aforementioned variables was administered to 217 mukbang viewers (mean age=20.58 years, range 18-33 years).
Results indicated that PMW was positively related to loneliness and PYU. Depression was positively and directly associated with PYU but was not associated with PMW.
Further research is required to better understand the psychological processes underlying problematic mukbang watching and its association with other mental health conditions (e.g., addictive disorders, eating disorders).
越来越多的实证研究强调，人们会进行各种各样的在线活动（如使用社交网站）来满足未实现的需求或应对负面影响及心理病理症状。尽管对社交网站使用问题的相关因素已进行了广泛研究，但对于问题性YouTube使用（PYU，一个涵盖多种不同活动的统称，如观看在线视频游戏、观看特定YouTube频道）的了解却较少。此外，对于越来越流行且独特的与YouTube相关的活动，如吃播观看（即观看直播“饮食广播”，有人在镜头前吃各种食物并与观众互动），我们一无所知。本研究的目的是检验问题性吃播观看（PMW）在抑郁和孤独与PYU之间关系中的中介作用。
对217名吃播观众（平均年龄 = 20.58岁，范围18 - 33岁）进行了一项在线调查，该调查包含上述变量的评估工具。
结果表明，PMW与孤独和PYU呈正相关。抑郁与PYU呈正相关且直接相关，但与PMW无关。
需要进一步研究以更好地理解问题性吃播观看背后的心理过程及其与其他心理健康状况（如成瘾性障碍、饮食失调）的关联。
