TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the relationship between YouTube video characteristics and a viewer’s mental health traits among young adults
AU - Choi, Go Eun
AU - Pyun, Miran
AU - Yoon, So Hee
AU - Kim, Yeongchae
AU - Shin, Hyejin
AU - Lee, Sang Yup
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2024 Choi, Pyun, Yoon, Kim, Shin and Lee.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - We investigated the relationship between individuals’ mental health traits and the characteristics of YouTube videos they watch. The mental health traits considered were stress, depression, anxiety, and self-esteem, which were measured using a survey questionnaire. We considered violence shown in a video, brightness and saturation of a video as video characteristics. We utilized the viewing history log data of the participants and analyzed the videos they watched on YouTube using computer vision techniques based on deep learning algorithms. The results revealed that viewers’ consumption of violent videos was positively related to stress, depression, and anxiety, but negatively related to self-esteem. Individuals with higher levels of stress, depression, or anxiety tended to view darker videos than those with lower levels of stress, depression, or anxiety.
AB - We investigated the relationship between individuals’ mental health traits and the characteristics of YouTube videos they watch. The mental health traits considered were stress, depression, anxiety, and self-esteem, which were measured using a survey questionnaire. We considered violence shown in a video, brightness and saturation of a video as video characteristics. We utilized the viewing history log data of the participants and analyzed the videos they watched on YouTube using computer vision techniques based on deep learning algorithms. The results revealed that viewers’ consumption of violent videos was positively related to stress, depression, and anxiety, but negatively related to self-esteem. Individuals with higher levels of stress, depression, or anxiety tended to view darker videos than those with lower levels of stress, depression, or anxiety.
KW - YouTube
KW - brightness and saturation
KW - deep learning
KW - mental health
KW - violence
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1364930
DO - 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1364930
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85198971017
SN - 1664-0640
VL - 15
JO - Frontiers in Psychiatry
JF - Frontiers in Psychiatry
M1 - 1364930
ER -
