Luo Rong, Peng Yifan, Chen Jingjun
Department of Psychology, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, China.
Front Psychol. 2023 Aug 11;14:1153763. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1153763. eCollection 2023.
To examine the complex relationship between Internet use experience and character spelling performance among Chinese junior high school students, the study explored the multiple mediating roles of Pinyin input proficiency and net-speak experience. A total of 447 Chinese junior high school students aged 12-15 years old completed the Internet Use Experience and Pinyin Input Proficiency Assessment, the Net-speak Experience Questionnaire and the Chinese Spelling Test. The results showed that: (1) All investigated variables were significantly correlated with each other, but there was no direct relationship between Internet use and Chinese spelling performance. (2) Pinyin input proficiency and net-speak experience play a chain mediating role in the relationship between Internet use and Chinese character spelling performance. Teens' Internet use experience indirectly and positively predicted Chinese character spelling performance through the mediation of Pinyin input method use and net-speak experience. The implication of this study is that Chinese children should be guided to engage in Internet activities that require Pinyin typing and use net-speak creatively in order to promote the traditional Chinese character spelling skills when instructing teenagers to engage in Internet activities.
为了探究中国初中生的互联网使用体验与汉字拼写表现之间的复杂关系，本研究探讨了拼音输入熟练度和网络用语体验的多重中介作用。共有447名12至15岁的中国初中生完成了互联网使用体验与拼音输入熟练度评估、网络用语体验问卷以及汉语拼写测试。结果表明：（1）所有调查变量之间均显著相关，但互联网使用与汉语拼写表现之间不存在直接关系。（2）拼音输入熟练度和网络用语体验在互联网使用与汉字拼写表现之间起链式中介作用。青少年的互联网使用体验通过拼音输入法使用和网络用语体验的中介间接正向预测汉字拼写表现。本研究的启示是，在指导青少年参与互联网活动时，应引导中国儿童参与需要拼音打字的互联网活动，并创造性地使用网络用语，以促进其传统汉字拼写技能。
