How Psychological Capital and Academic Burnout Shape Short-Video Addiction: A Latent Profile Analysis of Heterogeneity.

Authors

Hongning Lin, Haiyu Xiong, Huaqiang Liu, Zhensong Lan, Qing Wang, Juan Cui, Siyun Liu, Yibing Guo

Published in

Brain and behavior. Volume 16. Issue 7. Pages e71595.

Abstract

Short-video addiction among adolescents is a growing concern, yet existing research has largely adopted variable-centered approaches that assume homogeneity.
This study aimed to identify distinct stress-resource profiles based on psychological capital and academic burnout and to examine differences in self-control and short-video addiction across profiles, along with predictors of profile membership and the interactive effect of psychological capital and academic burnout on addiction.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1719 Chinese middle school students (53.1% male). Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify profiles. Differences in self-control and addiction were tested with ANOVA, predictors with multinomial logistic regression, and the interaction with multiple linear regression.
Three profiles emerged: Adaptive (57.6%), Maladaptive (14.5%), and Advantaged (27.9%). The Advantaged profile showed the highest self-control and the lowest addiction, whereas the Maladaptive profile showed the lowest self-control. Post-hoc tests revealed no significant difference in addiction between the Adaptive and Maladaptive profiles (p = 0.351), but both showed significantly higher addiction than the Advantaged profile. Female adolescents were less likely to belong to the Advantaged profile (OR = 0.75); a higher grade reduced odds of Maladaptive (OR = 0.86) and Advantaged (OR = 0.82) profiles; and left-behind status increased odds of the Advantaged profile (OR = 1.90). Psychological capital moderated the burnout-addiction relationship (B = 0.035, p = 0.005); notably, the association strengthened as psychological capital increased, challenging the view of psychological capital as universally protective.
Adolescents exhibit heterogeneous stress-resource profiles with distinct patterns of self-control and addiction. Person-centered approaches can inform tailored interventions, particularly by addressing both resource deficits and the complex role of psychological capital in coping processes.

PMID:
42444384
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 14 Jul 2026.

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