Identifying the impact of WeChat interaction on college adjustment and academic performance among freshmen: The mediator role school connectedness

Pang, Hua; Qiao, Yongping

doi:10.1007/s10639-022-11267-2

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“…New media technologies, smartphones in particular, widened the boundaries of social connectedness enabling users to easily communicate with people from diverse backgrounds, structure romantic intimacies and establish jobs with other users from different parts of the world. The new types of contacts also consolidated social connectedness and eased psychological adjustment which caused users to stay online for longer hours (Pang & Qiao, 2023).…”

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The mediating role of social connectedness in the relationship between smartphone use and psychological adjustment problems in Turkish youth

Yildirim,

Gecer,

Bagci

2023

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This study investigated the mediating role of social connectedness in the relationship between excessive smartphone use and psychological adjustment problems. 484 young adults (M = 27.04 ± 4.36 years and 72.1% females) participated in this study. Using an online survey, participants completed the Multidimensional Smartphone Use Scale, Social Connectedness Scale-Revised, and Brief Psychological Adjustment-6. The results showed that smartphone use had a significant predictive effect on social connectedness and psychological adjustment problems. Social connectedness had also a significant predictive impact on psychological adjustment problems. Further, social connectedness partially mediated the relationship between smartphone use and psychological adjustment problems. The findings are fruitful in terms of presenting evidence for tailoring prevention and intervention programs to mitigate the adverse consequences of smartphone use on psychological health.

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The mediating role of social connectedness in the relationship between smartphone use and psychological adjustment problems in Turkish youth

Yildirim,

Gecer,

Bagci

2023

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“…Using composite reliability, internal consistency was evaluated (CR). According to previous studies, all the CRs are above the criterion standard of 0.7, suggesting strong reliability (Chen and Li, 2017;Pang and Qiao, 2022). Factor loadings, average of variance extracted (AVE), as well as squared multiple correlations (SMC) were used to assess convergent validity.…”

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“…, 2012; Lien et al. , 2017; Pang and Qiao, 2022), little is known about WeChat users' distinct patterns, distinct types of perceived gratifications and their loyalty. This study evaluates the underlying influence of hedonic gratifications and utilitarian gratifications and offers fresh insight into comprehending WeChat users' loyalty toward this newly emerging platform.…”

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“…Indirect network externalities along with utilitarian and hedonic variables exert a strong influence on individuals' loyalty with mobile SNS in services marketing (Cen and Li, 2019;Handayani et al, 2020;Li et al, 2018). Though perceived gratifications and user loyalty have been well-documented in the business literature (Fuentelsaz et al, 2012;Lien et al, 2017;Pang and Qiao, 2022), little is known about WeChat users' distinct patterns, distinct types of perceived gratifications and their loyalty. This study evaluates the underlying influence of hedonic gratifications and utilitarian gratifications and offers fresh insight into comprehending WeChat users' loyalty toward this newly emerging platform.…”

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Do direct and indirect network externalities matter? Unpacking the causal antecedents of perceived gratifications and user loyalty toward mobile social media

Pang

2023

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PurposeBy building and examining an integral model, the principal objectives of this research are to systematically explore how indirect and direct network externalities lead to user loyalty toward WeChat through the mediating effect of perceived gratifications.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected through an online survey of 688 young people in Mainland China. To empirically assess the conceptual model, zero-order correlation analyses and structural equation modeling were carried out utilizing web-based data.FindingsPath analysis results demonstrate that indirect network externalities and direct network externalities exert a significant impact on users' hedonic gratifications and utilitarian gratifications. Moreover, the study discovers the significant mediating influences of utilitarian gratifications on the association between indirect network externalities and user loyalty.Research limitations/implicationsTheoretically, this article may extend the scope of diverse studies on the association between network externalities and perceived gratifications and offer fresh insights into how mobile social media could actually improve user loyalty through enhancing perceived values among younger generation. Practically, this research assists mobile social media practitioners in retaining users and gaining competitive advantages over rival applications.Originality/valueAlthough the extraordinary growth of WeChat has successfully become the dominant media by which individuals develop interpersonal network and contact with others, the roles of perceived gratifications between network externalities and user loyalty toward WeChat have not yet been investigated in depth. These obtained outcomes not only enrich the existing literature regarding the relationship between network externalities and affective response, but also offer fresh insights to mobile social media designers, marketers and users.

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“…Recently, mobile applications (apps) have become increasingly embedded in contemporary society, with billions of worldwide active users devoting considerable time and energy to these platforms for various objectives, such as interacting with others and glancing over shared content [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. Scholars have determined that mobile apps have assisted users in expanding their social contacts, improving their self-esteem and well-being, and benefiting from an abundance of options for self-presentation [ 4 , 5 , 6 ]. Numerous studies have explored the negative influences of mobile device usage on people’s well-being, including the potential for cyber stalking [ 7 ], fear of missing out [ 8 , 9 ], and mobile-app-use-induced adverse reactions, such as guilt [ 10 ], anxiety, depressive moods [ 11 , 12 , 13 ], and even exhaustion [ 3 , 14 ].…”

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Unpacking the Potential Influence of Life Satisfaction on Network Heterogeneity, Emotional Exhaustion and Mobile App Fatigue: A Stressor–Strain–Outcome Approach

Pang

Shao

2023

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The ramifications of mobile apps’ detrimental aspect on users’ life satisfaction have garnered increased attention from academics. To probe the underlying association between life satisfaction and mobile app fatigue, this article builds a research model based on a stressor–strain–outcome approach. In addition, the study investigates the relationships between different dimensions of network heterogeneity, emotional exhaustion, and mobile app fatigue among users. Furthermore, the study uncovers the moderating influence of upward comparison, self-presentation, and privacy invasion on the association between life satisfaction and emotional exhaustion in the mobile app context. The study collected data in mainland China using a cross-sectional approach and analyzed the data using structural equation modeling. The findings demonstrate that life satisfaction is positively associated with self-presentation and negatively associated with upward comparison. Moreover, privacy invasion and upward comparison are positively correlated with emotional exhaustion, whilst self-presentation exerts no correlation with emotional exhaustion. Furthermore, upward comparison could mediate the association between life satisfaction and emotional exhaustion. The results provide fresh light on the mechanisms through which the life satisfaction of mobile app users and network heterogeneity might lead to emotional exhaustion and mobile app fatigue, highlighting important theoretical and practical implications.

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Identifying the impact of WeChat interaction on college adjustment and academic performance among freshmen: The mediator role school connectedness

Cited by 9 publications

References 75 publications

The mediating role of social connectedness in the relationship between smartphone use and psychological adjustment problems in Turkish youth

The mediating role of social connectedness in the relationship between smartphone use and psychological adjustment problems in Turkish youth

Do direct and indirect network externalities matter? Unpacking the causal antecedents of perceived gratifications and user loyalty toward mobile social media

Unpacking the Potential Influence of Life Satisfaction on Network Heterogeneity, Emotional Exhaustion and Mobile App Fatigue: A Stressor–Strain–Outcome Approach

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