Abstract:
The construction of self-identity is a core developmental issue in adolescence, and short video usage has become a crucial external factor affecting this developmental process. This study systematically sorts out the specific manifestations, action paths and moderating factors of the impact of short video usage on adolescents’ self-identity, which provides theoretical references for promoting the healthy development of adolescents’ self-identity. From the four dimensions of usage intensity, usage pattern, usage motivation and content preference, this paper clarifies the specific effects of short video usage on adolescents’ self-identity. Based on Social Comparison Theory, Uses and Gratifications Theory and Stimulus-Organism-Response theoretical model, this paper analyzes the internal mechanism behind the correlation between them. Furthermore, this influencing process is regulated by two types of variables, including individual characteristics such as self-compassion, age and optimism, as well as platform environmental factors such as platform algorithm recommendation and social feedback mechanism. Future research should further promote localized empirical research on the relationship between short video usage and adolescents’ self-identity, expand the research scope from research objects, methods and contents, and provide theoretical support for formulating targeted guidance strategies for families, schools and society, so as to help adolescents establish stable and healthy self-identity in the digital media environment.
自我认同是青少年成长的重要课题,短视频使用被视为一种关键的影响因素。本文系统梳理了短视频使用影响青少年自我认同的表现形式、作用路径及其中的调节因素,对于建立和完善青少年自我认同具有重要意义。从短视频使用的程度(时长频率/与强度)、形式、动机及内容偏好,归纳对青少年自我认同影响的具体表现。基于社会比较、使用与满足、刺激—机体—反应三条理论路径阐释其内在作用机制。进一步,这种影响会受到包括自我同情、年龄、乐观在内的自身因素调节作用,以及平台算法和反馈机制在内的平台特性因素的调节作用。未来应深化对短视频使用与自我认同之间的本土化研究,从对象、方法、内容等多个方面拓宽研究领域,并为家庭、学校和社会提供针对性教育启示,引导青少年在数字环境中实现健康的自我认同发展。