School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, P. R. China.
Social and Public Administration School, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China.
J Am Coll Health. 2023 Feb-Mar;71(2):355-362. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1891914. Epub 2021 Mar 19.
This study aims to investigate the mediation role of cyber-ostracism to explain the relationship between perceived stress and emotional well-being among college students. We adopted a computer-based experiment, "Ostracism Online," randomly assigned participants to cyber-ostracized ( = 66) and cyber-included ( = 79) groups. The program simulated social media platforms, and participants created self-accounts and gave out Likes. Participants in cyber-ostracized group were manipulated to receive one Like, whereas those in cyber-included group received nine Likes. Before the experiment, perceived stress was measured, and cyber-ostracism and emotional well-being were measured after the ostracism manipulation. The findings revealed that cyber-ostracism fully mediates the relationship between perceived stress and emotional well-being. The results can be used to develop an online intervention for cyber-inclusion enhancement to reduce the negative emotions of stressed college students.
本研究旨在探讨网络排斥在解释大学生感知压力与情绪幸福感之间关系中的中介作用。我们采用了基于计算机的实验，“在线排斥”，随机将参与者分配到网络排斥（n=66）和网络包容（n=79）组。该程序模拟了社交媒体平台，参与者创建了自我账户并点赞。在网络排斥组中，参与者被操纵仅收到一个赞，而在网络包容组中，参与者收到了九个赞。在实验之前，测量了感知压力，在排斥操纵之后，测量了网络排斥和情绪幸福感。研究结果表明，网络排斥完全中介了感知压力与情绪幸福感之间的关系。研究结果可用于开发增强网络包容的在线干预措施，以减轻有压力的大学生的负面情绪。
