WeChat Moments use and self-esteem among Chinese adults: The mediating roles of personal power and social acceptance and the moderating roles of gender and age

Wang, Yi'nan; Nie, Ruihong; Li, Ziyi; Zhou, Nan

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.04.012

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“…Nevertheless, there are different findings. For example, it was concluded that gender and age could significantly moderate the correlations between use intensity, received likes, social acceptance, personal power, and self-esteem; however, no gender differences were revealed in self-esteem, personal power, or social acceptance in WeChat use (Y. N. Wang et al., 2018). This indicates that gender may not directly influence the WeChat use, but indirectly influence its use in language learning.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…WeChat is beneficial to foreign language learning (L. S. Sun & Zhang, 2014) and English language listening and speaking skills (Cai, 2014). Although numerous studies have been conducted on the use of WeChat in language learning, few of them have been devoted to the technology acceptance of and gender differences in WeChat use in language learning (Y. N. Wang et al., 2018). We will identify the main research themes in WeChat in order to confirm the direction of this study.…”

Section: Wechatmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The extended constructs of technology acceptance model (TAM) have rarely been linked to psychological influence factors. This study complements for the missing link in literature through structural equation modeling and a nonparametric Mann–Whitney U test based on the data obtained from a large-scale questionnaire survey. It is concluded that (a) conformity behavior can be integrated into the TAM to establish a fit model in WeChat use in language learning at the significance level .05, (b) self-esteem can be integrated into the TAM to establish a fit model in WeChat use in language learning at the significance level .05, and (c) there are no significant gender differences in the extended constructs in the TAM in WeChat use in language learning at the significance level .05. Future research may extend the constructs further in psychology in order to complement for missing links in current literature. It is also promising to establish a sociocultural TAM with respect to mobile device acceptance in both western and eastern contexts.

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Extending the Learning Technology Acceptance Model of WeChat by Adding New Psychological Constructs

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“…Adding to this, a recent work by Gan (2017) observed that the following motives (in a descending order) were of importance to predict giving a “Like” for a posted moment on WeChat: enjoyment (hedonic gratification), providing support for another person (social gratification) and searching for information on WeChat (utilitarian gratification). In line with the rewarding aspects of receiving “Likes” (as apparent from research on Facebook and Instagram), social aspects contribute to the rewarding effects such as it has been reported that receiving “Likes” is self-assuring and increases self-esteem of the user (Nie et al, 2018). Although some aspects of psychological/neuroscientific research on the Western platforms such as Facebook may generalize to WeChat usage (e.g., both the platforms use the “Like”-mechanism to attract and prolong usage times), findings may not always simply extend to WeChat.…”

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The Multipurpose Application WeChat: A Review on Recent Research

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With currently over one billion monthly active users, the Chinese social media and multipurpose application WeChat (, Wēixìn, micro-message) has become one of the world’s most popular social media platforms. Despite its enormous number of users in Asia, WeChat is still not well known in Western countries. Against this background, the present review aims to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview on the functionality of this application, comparison with other popular applications such as Facebook/WhatsApp and previous research. Although WeChat has become an integral part of everyday life for many users, research has only recently begun to examine the impact of this development on the societal and individual levels. The present review summarizes the literature on this topic with a focus on the motives to engage in using the app and potential detrimental effects of excessive use. In the context of the growing popularity and increasing usage times of the app – in particular in Asian countries – future research seems warranted to examine systematically how social media platforms such as WeChat will affect interpersonal communication behavior, well-being, and mental health. The direct comparison of WeChat’s influence on the mentioned variables compared with its competitors Facebook and WhatsApp often used in Western countries will also be of high importance.

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“…Social media use intensity is positively connected to self-esteem for an elderly population when a user receives an adequate number of 'like.' Sometimes, it hurts public acceptance and self-esteem if 'like' gets less than he expects [52]. We view that social media presently plays a vital role in social acceptance and self-esteem.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Public Green Space and Mental Health building Self-Esteem for Elderly Population in Dhaka

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Pan²,

Shorkar³

2020

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Green public space immensely provides ecological soundness (ES), social resilience, social inclusiveness, mental health, self-esteem, and cultural prosperity from privileged class to lower ones. This research aims at estimating the effect of social services, safety, and infrastructural amenity in green space (parks) on mental health building self-esteem for elderly population. Data were collected from four parks out of 21 in Dhaka selected by systematic random sampling. Two-hundred and three elderly participants were picked up for survey using snowball sampling. The survey was conducted in a pre-structured questionnaire consisted of 40 close-ended questions. Data was analyzed applying ordinal logistic model, multivariate regression analysis, and Partial Least Square (PLS) -Path Modeling. The study explored several key findings-1) Infrastructural amenities impacted social services of parks; 2) Social services contributed positively to mental health boosting up self-esteem for elderly population. 3) Likewise, mental health for elderly population was affected by safety measure of green space. Dhaka requires constructing age-friendly parks to promote elderly mental health.

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WeChat Moments use and self-esteem among Chinese adults: The mediating roles of personal power and social acceptance and the moderating roles of gender and age

Cited by 44 publications

References 38 publications

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Extending the Learning Technology Acceptance Model of WeChat by Adding New Psychological Constructs

The Multipurpose Application WeChat: A Review on Recent Research

Public Green Space and Mental Health building Self-Esteem for Elderly Population in Dhaka

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