Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Nov 2023)
The Impact of Online Social Behavior on College Student’s Life Satisfaction: Chain-Mediating Effects of Perceived Social Support and Core Self-Evaluation
Abstract
Ling Qian,1,2,* Wei Hu,3,* Ming Jiang4 1School of Business, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 3School Office, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ling Qian; Wei Hu, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: To examine the influence of social behavior on college students’ life satisfaction and the mediating effects of perceived social support and core self-evaluation.Methods: 779 college students were investigated with the online social behavior scale, life satisfaction scale, core self-evaluation scale and perceived social support scale.Results: Online social behavior significantly positively predicted the perceived social support and life satisfaction; Perceived social support significantly positively predicted the core self-evaluation and life satisfaction; Core self-evaluation significantly positively predicted life satisfaction; Perceived social support and core self-evaluation have a significant chain mediating effect between online social behavior and life satisfaction.Conclusion: This study confirmed the positive effects of online social behavior on college students, through improving college students’ level of perceived social support and core self-evaluation to increase life satisfaction.Keywords: online social behavior, life satisfaction, perceived social support, core self-evaluation
