The mediating role of fear of negative evaluation and core self-evaluation between social connectedness and failure of short-video use control among college students

Objective To explore the impact of social connectedness on failure in short-video use control, as well as the mediating roles of fear of negative evaluation and core self-evaluation. Methods The Social Connectedness Scale, the Short-Video Use Control Failure Scale, the Core Self-Evaluations Scale, and the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale were administered to 1,137 college students. SPSS 23.0 and the PROCESS macro program were used for statistical analysis and mediation path analysis of the data, respectively. Results (1) Social connectedness [36.00 (30.00, 43.00) points] and failure in short-video use control [26.00 (22.00, 30.00...