The Influence of Internet Use on Interpersonal Interaction among Chinese Urban Residents: The Mediating Effect of Social Identification

Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research

关键词: Interpersonal interaction;    Internet use;    social identification;    mediation effect;   

DOI  :  10.15206/ajpor.2016.3.2.84

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The instability of social norms on the Internet causes the diversity of social identification.Meanwhile, the anonymity of online social identity and the chaos of the role-playing among theinteracting participants cause an ambiguity of identity recognition, which intensifies anxiety aboutinterpersonal interaction. Methods that promote face-to-face interpersonal interaction through thereconstruction of the identification to the social system and intergroup trust is worth furtherresearch. Based on a telephone survey of urban residents in thirty-six cities in China (N=1080), thestudy focuses on the influence of Internet use on interpersonal interaction of urban residents andthe mediation effect of social identification. The results show that Internet use has a negative effecton the interpersonal interactions of urban residents, and social identification plays a mediatingeffect between Internet use and interpersonal interaction. Implications of the results are discussed.

【 授权许可】

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