Objective: The main purpose of this study is to carry out a quantitative evaluation of the psychological factors that affect adolescents’ short video addiction in recent years. Methods: Firstly, the relevant literature of CNKI, Wanfang, web of science, Scopus and other platforms were collected and meta-analysis was conducted. After statistics, 31 studies involving 33385 participants were included in the analysis process. Secondly, CMA statistical software was used to analyze the collected literature data, focusing on the relationship between adolescent short video addiction and psychological factors such as loneliness, anxiety, social support, boredom tendency. Results: The pooled correlation coefficients (r) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the predictors were as follows: loneliness (r = 0.303; 95% CI [0.245, 0.358]); anxiety (r = 0.324; 95% CI [0.285, 0.362]); social support (r = -0.215; 95% CI [-0.309, -0.117]); boredom proneness (r = 0.395; 95% CI [0.283, 0.497]). In the analysis of regulatory factors, the average age significantly adjusted the relationship between loneliness and short video addiction, and met the requirement of p<0.05, indicating that it was statistically significant. Conclusion: Research shows that loneliness, anxiety and boredom are the main risk factors of adolescent short video addiction, and social support is the protective factor of adolescent short video addiction. The above research provides important theoretical support for preventing and alleviating adolescent short video addiction.
