Behind endless scrolling may lie deeper emotional blind spots and attention struggles, as new research uncovers why some young adults are more vulnerable to short-form video overuse. Study: From ...

No matter where we turn on social media, short videos are everywhere. Repeated exposure to this brief, information-dense, and rewarding content stimulates the brain in a way that tells us the ...

Spending excessive amounts of time watching short videos on social media is associated with a sequence of psychological shifts that predict lower overall life satisfaction. A new study published The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Short Video Addiction (SVA) is a term used by researchers, and this is separate from excessive general internet use. A 2025 report ...

A new brain imaging study suggests that people who report symptoms of addiction to short-form video platforms—such as TikTok or Instagram Reels—may be less sensitive to financial losses and make ...

School’s out. Teens are bored. And the siren call of social media and video games beckons. Parents and caregivers bungling through new summer routines, or lack thereof, have long sought to balance the ...

When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

Mental health experts are nearly unanimous in endorsing the disease model of addiction. Alcoholism (now alcohol use disorder) was declared a disease in 1956 by the American Medical Association, and ...