School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang 11800, Malaysia.
Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries, University of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 23;20(3):2089. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032089.
TikTok use and overuse have grown rapidly in recent years among adolescents. However, risk factors for problematic TikTok use are still largely unknown. In addition, drawing on the flow theory and parental mediation theory, this study aims to examine how adolescents' perceptions of enjoyment, concentration, and time distortion affect their problematic TikTok use behavior. Further, we examined the moderating effect of active parental mediation. An online survey in China received responses from a sample of 633 adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 (males: 51.2%; M = 15.00; DS = 0.975). Our findings showed that enjoyment was positively associated with concentration and, in turn, with time distortion. We also found significant positive effects of concentration and time distortion on problematic TikTok use. The effect of enjoyment, however, was non-significant, indicating that hedonic mood was not associated with problematic TikTok use. Out of the three moderated relationships examined in this study, only active parental control was found to be a significant moderator for the relationship between concentration and problematic TikTok use. The significant negative moderation result showed that as active parental mediation grows, the impact of adolescents' concentration on problematic TikTok use is reduced. Future research directions and implications are discussed.
近年来，青少年在 TikTok 上的使用和过度使用迅速增长。然而，与问题性 TikTok 使用相关的风险因素在很大程度上仍不清楚。此外，本研究旨在借鉴流畅理论和父母中介理论，考察青少年对享受、专注和时间扭曲的感知如何影响他们的问题性 TikTok 使用行为。此外，我们还检验了积极的父母中介的调节作用。在中国进行的一项在线调查收到了 633 名 10 至 19 岁青少年的回复（男性：51.2%；M = 15.00；DS = 0.975）。研究结果表明，享受与专注呈正相关，而专注又与时间扭曲呈正相关。我们还发现专注和时间扭曲对问题性 TikTok 使用有显著的正向影响。然而，享受的影响并不显著，这表明愉悦情绪与问题性 TikTok 使用无关。在本研究检验的三个调节关系中，只有积极的父母控制被发现是专注与问题性 TikTok 使用之间关系的显著调节因素。显著的负向调节结果表明，随着积极的父母中介的增长，青少年专注对问题性 TikTok 使用的影响会降低。讨论了未来的研究方向和意义。
