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While previous research has documented associations between short-form video addiction, attentional difficulties, and adverse learning-related outcomes, there is still little research done on what specific mechanisms might explain the learning burnout of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. To fill this gap, the current study examines the relationship between short-form video addiction and academic burnout of EFL learners.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The theoretical framework of the I-PACE model was integrated to carry out a cross-sectional survey using validated scales with 500 Chinese undergraduates. This design tested the relationships among short-form video addiction, emotional enhancement (TikTok brain), perceived video-attributed attentional decline and English-learning burnout.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The quantitative analysis results using SPSS and PLS-SEM suggest that short-form video addiction is positively related to TikTok brain, perceived video-attributed attentional decline, and burnout. Furthermore, TikTok brain and perceived video-attributed attentional decline mediated the association between short-form video addiction and English-learning burnout significantly.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These empirical findings suggest that the relationship between short-form video addiction and EFL burnout may operate through both affective and cognitive pathways, providing insights into the relevance of the I-PACE model in the field of foreign language learning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1910124","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]],"date-time":"2026-08-20T06:04:47Z","timestamp":1787205887000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["From short-form video addiction to burnout: exploring the role of emotional enhancement (TikTok brain) and perceived video-attributed attentional decline through the I-PACE model"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yanning","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Languages and Cultures, Hunan Institute of Technology","place":["Hengyang, Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jimin","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Foreign Languages, Ganzhou Teachers College","place":["Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Li","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Languages and Cultures, Hunan Institute of Technology","place":["Hengyang, Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad Iqbal","family":"Arrasyid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Management and Technology, Faculty of Management, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia","place":["Skudai, Malaysia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"65","DOI":"10.1016\/j.chb.2016.06.011","article-title":"\"FacELBocrastination\"? 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