Exploratory analyses suggest the digital moderation of the EF–reappraisal link is concentrated in social media and short-form video, not gaming or educational use¶

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q2 i? In exploratory, unadjusted category-specific SEMs, social media (EF × Category β = −0.18, p = .001) and short-form video (β = −0.21, p < .001) showed significant negative moderation, while gaming and educational apps did not. → Shi Guochun 2026

Evidence¶

Shi Guochun 2026¶

Shi Guochun, Shi Zimo, Wang Qianqian. (2026). Cross-sectional bidirectional associations between executive function and emotion regulation in adolescents: the moderating role of digital engagement intensity. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-05038-8

q2 · i? · no effect size could be confirmed in the full text · associational · r2

Exploratory, unadjusted and non-preregistered analyses re-estimating the SEM separately with each of five activity-category durations as moderator. The article reports the pattern "appears to be driven primarily by social media and short-form video use"; educational use showed a small positive, non-significant coefficient.

"the negative moderation pattern observed for total screen time appears to be driven primarily by social media and short-form video use—the two categories for which both the EF × Category and the Reappraisal × Category interactions reached significance."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Digital use intensity attenuates the positive EF–reappraisal association, more pronouncedly on the EF→ER pathway than the reverse — a broader claim this one bears on
• High-intensity digital users show lower EF and reappraisal than moderate and low users, suggesting a threshold rather than linear dose-response pattern — related