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Moderated mediation analyses were conducted using linear regression with bootstrapped confidence intervals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Short-form video addiction positively predicted academic burnout (\u03b2 = 0.162,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). Emotional state partially mediated this association [indirect effect = 0.034, 95% bootstrap\n                      <jats:italic>CI<\/jats:italic>\n                      (0.022, 0.046)], accounting for 17.3% of the total effect. Grade level significantly moderated the direct path (\u03b2 = \u22120.024,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.009), such that the association between addiction and burnout decreased with advancing grade level. The interaction between emotional state and family intimacy was not statistically significant (\u03b2 = 0.012,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.334). The interaction between addiction and family intimacy was significant (\u03b2 = \u22120.026,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.039).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Grade level significantly attenuated the direct risk of short-form video addiction, whereas family intimacy did not reliably moderate the emotional pathway. 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