Psychological Development and Education ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 477-486.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2017.04.12

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The Effect of Self-disclosure on Social Networking Site on Adolescents' loneliness:A Moderated Mediation Model

SUN Xiaojun1,2, CHAI Huanyou1,2, NIU Gengfeng1,2, CUI Xixi1,2, LIAN Shuailei1,2, TIAN Yuan1,2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior(CCNU), Ministry of Education;
    2. School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • Online:2017-07-15 Published:2017-07-15

Abstract: To explore the relationship between self-disclosure on social networking site (SNS), and loneliness, the mediating role of perceived positive feedback and the moderating effect of self-esteem on the mediating process, questionnaires of self-disclosure on SNS, perceived positive feedback, self-esteem and loneliness were completed among 1588 middle school students from 8 schools in Wuhan aged from 11 to 19. The results indicated that:(1) self-disclosure on SNS negatively predicted adolescents' loneliness (2) perceived positive feedback played a partially mediated role in the relationship between self-disclosure on SNS and loneliness; (3) self-esteem moderated the mediation effect of perceived positive feedback on the relationship between self-disclosure on SNS and loneliness. Specifically, the mediation effect of perceived positive feedback was only found in high self-esteem individuals, but not in low self-esteem ones.

Key words: SNS, self-disclosure, self-esteem, perceived positive feedback, loneliness, adolescents

CLC Number: 

  • B844

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