Online communication and positive psychological capital of college students in China: the mediating role of online social support
Abstract Online communication is one of the most significant factors that affect the growth and development of contemporary college students. The purpose of this study was to examine the mechanisms of online social support in the relationship between online communication and the positive psychologic...
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| description | Abstract Online communication is one of the most significant factors that affect the growth and development of contemporary college students. The purpose of this study was to examine the mechanisms of online social support in the relationship between online communication and the positive psychological capital of college students in China. Drawing on social exchange theory, the research employed a sample of 1,212 Chinese college students and incorporated online social support as a mediating variable. The investigation constructed a research model using the College Students’ Online Communication Questionnaire, Online Social Support Questionnaire, and Positive Psychological Capital Questionnaire to examine the intricate relationship among online communication, online social support, and positive psychological capital. The study found that both online self-expression and online extended relationship actions positively influenced students’ positive psychological capital. However, online social participation did not demonstrate an impact on this measure. Furthermore, online social support was found to partially mediate the connection between online self-expression and positive psychological capital as well as between online extended relationships and positive psychological capital. Online social support fully mediated the relationship between online social participation and positive psychological capital. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f946a03e12f4f84bdc247fdb948c7492023-11-26T14:36:55ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832023-09-0111111010.1186/s40359-023-01324-xOnline communication and positive psychological capital of college students in China: the mediating role of online social supportYing Jiang0Jingming Chi1Li Wang2Xiaomin Geng3Graduate School of Education , Dalian University of TechnologyGraduate School of Education , Dalian University of TechnologyGraduate School of Education , Dalian University of TechnologyState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal UniversityAbstract Online communication is one of the most significant factors that affect the growth and development of contemporary college students. The purpose of this study was to examine the mechanisms of online social support in the relationship between online communication and the positive psychological capital of college students in China. Drawing on social exchange theory, the research employed a sample of 1,212 Chinese college students and incorporated online social support as a mediating variable. The investigation constructed a research model using the College Students’ Online Communication Questionnaire, Online Social Support Questionnaire, and Positive Psychological Capital Questionnaire to examine the intricate relationship among online communication, online social support, and positive psychological capital. The study found that both online self-expression and online extended relationship actions positively influenced students’ positive psychological capital. However, online social participation did not demonstrate an impact on this measure. Furthermore, online social support was found to partially mediate the connection between online self-expression and positive psychological capital as well as between online extended relationships and positive psychological capital. Online social support fully mediated the relationship between online social participation and positive psychological capital.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01324-xOnline communicationOnline social supportPositive psychological capitalMediating model |
| spellingShingle | Ying Jiang Jingming Chi Li Wang Xiaomin Geng Online communication and positive psychological capital of college students in China: the mediating role of online social support BMC Psychology Online communication Online social support Positive psychological capital Mediating model |
| title | Online communication and positive psychological capital of college students in China: the mediating role of online social support |
| title_full | Online communication and positive psychological capital of college students in China: the mediating role of online social support |
| title_fullStr | Online communication and positive psychological capital of college students in China: the mediating role of online social support |
| title_full_unstemmed | Online communication and positive psychological capital of college students in China: the mediating role of online social support |
| title_short | Online communication and positive psychological capital of college students in China: the mediating role of online social support |
| title_sort | online communication and positive psychological capital of college students in china the mediating role of online social support |
| topic | Online communication Online social support Positive psychological capital Mediating model |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01324-x |
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