ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2024
The Impact of Social Media on Users' Self-Efficacy and Loneliness: An Analysis of the Mediating Mechanism of Social Support.
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- Digital literacy and subjective wellbeing of young people: a mixed-methods approach based on SEM and fsQCA.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The divergent impacts of digital engagement on depression: a longitudinal study of competitive resource mechanisms.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- How does internet use affect the mental health of older adults: examining the mediating pathways of perception of social fairness and physical activity.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Physical activity and short video addiction among college students: the serial mediating roles of self-efficacy and loneliness.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A study on the relationship among cross-media local literature engagement, place identity, and urban alienation in youth groups.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Does the physical activity-adolescent mental health model generalize across different social environments?Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- General Sense of Perceived Self-Efficacy and Loneliness Among Polish Adolescents: Communication with Peers as Mediator.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Migrant-Local Differences in the Relationship Between Oral Health, Social Support, and Loneliness Among Older Adults in Weifang, China: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Article
- The effect of social media use on employment anxiety of college students: the mediating role of social support.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose: The integration of social media into all areas of society has become a typical phenomenon of the Internet era. This study's core objective is to dissect the relationship between social media, self-efficacy and loneliness, especially emphasizing the mediating function of social support. Patients and Methods: The research data is derived from the pooled cross-sectional data combined from the four-period data of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS). The study employs Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression as the basic research method, and utilizes Instrumental Variables (IV) and other methods to conduct robustness checks. Results: Social media usage frequency (SMUF) enhances self-efficacy and loneliness through social support. Social support promotes self-efficacy and alleviates users' loneliness. In self-efficacy, social support plays a fully mediating role. Moreover, education (human capital) has a significant moderating effect. There are noticeable differences in the response of different characteristics groups to SMUF. Conclusion: This study reveals how social media impacts self-efficacy and loneliness through social support. Based on the research results, avoiding prolonged usage of social media and improving digital literacy are the crucial means to exert the positive benefits of social media.
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