Psychological Development and Education ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 129-136.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2015.02.01

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The Relationship between Online Social Support and Online Interpersonal Trust of College Students': A Moderated Mediation Model

SUN Xiaojun1,2, ZHAO Jing1,2, ZHOU Zongkui1,2, XIE Xiaochun1,2, TONG Yuantian1,2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Adolescent cyberpsychology and behavior, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079;
    2. School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079
  • Online:2015-03-15 Published:2015-03-15

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Abstract: Based on social cognitive theory, this study constructed a moderated mediation model to examine whether online social efficacy mediated the relation between online social support and online interpersonal trust, and whether this mediating process was moderated by self-esteem. Based on cluster sampling, 432 college students were recruited to participate in this study. The results indicated that: (1) internet age significantly negatively predicted online interpersonal trust;and online social support significantly positively predicted online interpersonal trust; (2) online social efficacy played a partial mediating role between the online social support and internet interpersonal trust; (3)the mediation of online social efficacy was moderated by self-esteem. In the term of high self-esteem individual, online social efficacy played a partial mediating role. But for individuals with low self-esteem, the mediating effect of online social self-efficacy was not significant, and online social support only had direct effect on online social support.

Key words: online social support, online interpersonal trust, online social efficacy, self-esteem

CLC Number: 

  • B844
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