Huang Xiaorui, Fu Mingqi
School of International Relations, Huaqiao University, 668 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China.
School of Public Administration, Central South University, Changsha 410012, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Sep 25;14(10):866. doi: 10.3390/bs14100866.
This study aims to comprehensively examine the effects of different types of Internet use and happiness while considering the mediating role of environmental quality perception and the moderating role of a sense of environmental security. Drawing on the uses and gratifications theory, negativity bias, and social cognitive theory, the study investigates the mediating role of environmental quality perception and the moderating role of environmental security in the above relationship. Using data from 3162 respondents in the 2021 Chinese Social Survey (CSS) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the study finds that Internet use for information and educational purposes significantly enhances happiness, with environmental quality perception acting as a mediator. Moreover, a moderating effect of environmental security was observed in the relationship between Internet use for educational purposes and national environmental quality perception. Specifically, the interaction between study-related Internet use and the sense of environmental security significantly and positively predicted national environmental quality perception. These findings highlight the complex interaction between Internet use, environmental factors, and happiness, offering insights into policy interventions aimed at improving Internet access and environmental awareness to enhance public mental health outcomes in China.
本研究旨在综合考察不同类型的互联网使用与幸福感的影响，同时考虑环境质量感知的中介作用和环境安全感的调节作用。基于使用与满足理论、消极偏向和社会认知理论，本研究探究了环境质量感知的中介作用以及环境安全感在上述关系中的调节作用。利用2021年中国社会调查（CSS）中3162名受访者的数据和结构方程模型（SEM），本研究发现，出于信息和教育目的的互联网使用显著提升了幸福感，环境质量感知起到了中介作用。此外，在出于教育目的的互联网使用与国家环境质量感知之间的关系中观察到了环境安全感的调节作用。具体而言，与学习相关的互联网使用与环境安全感之间的交互作用显著且正向地预测了国家环境质量感知。这些发现凸显了互联网使用、环境因素和幸福感之间的复杂交互作用，为旨在改善互联网接入和环境意识以提升中国公众心理健康水平的政策干预提供了见解。
