TY - JOUR
T1 - Social media and life satisfaction among college students
T2 - A moderated mediation model of SNS communication network heterogeneity and social self-efficacy on satisfaction with campus life
AU - Kim, Yonghwan
AU - Kim, Bumsoo
AU - Hwang, Ha Sung
AU - Lee, Dohyung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, © 2020 Western Social Science Association.
PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - This study explored whether and how communication network heterogeneity on social networking services (SNSs) is associated with college students’ satisfaction with campus life. In particular, it examined the mediating role of social self-efficacy in the relationship between SNS communication network heterogeneity and campus life satisfaction and whether such indirect effects of SNS network heterogeneity on life satisfaction via social self-efficacy are contingent upon college students’ origins (in-state vs. out-of-state). The findings show that having greater communication with heterogeneous others on SNSs was positively associated with college students’ satisfaction with campus life and that the respondents’ perceived social self-efficacy mediated the relationship between SNS communication heterogeneity and campus life satisfaction. Furthermore, this indirect effect of SNS communication network heterogeneity on campus life satisfaction through social self-efficacy was stronger for in-state students than for out-of-state students.
AB - This study explored whether and how communication network heterogeneity on social networking services (SNSs) is associated with college students’ satisfaction with campus life. In particular, it examined the mediating role of social self-efficacy in the relationship between SNS communication network heterogeneity and campus life satisfaction and whether such indirect effects of SNS network heterogeneity on life satisfaction via social self-efficacy are contingent upon college students’ origins (in-state vs. out-of-state). The findings show that having greater communication with heterogeneous others on SNSs was positively associated with college students’ satisfaction with campus life and that the respondents’ perceived social self-efficacy mediated the relationship between SNS communication heterogeneity and campus life satisfaction. Furthermore, this indirect effect of SNS communication network heterogeneity on campus life satisfaction through social self-efficacy was stronger for in-state students than for out-of-state students.
KW - Satisfaction with campus life
KW - SNS network heterogeneity
KW - Social self-efficacy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85060763468&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.soscij.2018.12.001
DO - 10.1016/j.soscij.2018.12.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85060763468
SN - 0362-3319
VL - 57
SP - 85
EP - 100
JO - Social Science Journal
JF - Social Science Journal
IS - 1
ER -