Psychological Development and Education ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 200-207.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2020.02.09

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Relative Deprivation and College Students' Online Flaming: Mediating Effect of Ego Depletion and Gender Difference

DING Qian1,2, ZHANG Yongxin1,2, ZHOU Zongkui2   

  1. 1. School of Education Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000;
    2. Key laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079
  • Published:2020-03-19

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Abstract: Based on ego depletion theory and gender role attitudes, this study investigated the relationship between relative deprivation and online flaming and its inner mechanism. A sample of 894 college students who had experience in Internet use was recruited. Data was collected from self-report. Results showed that:(1) Relative deprivation positively predicted online flaming in college students. (2) Ego depletion partially mediated this association. (3) This mediating effect and direct effect were moderated by gender, in that it was stronger for male students than for female students on both direct and indirect effect. Our findings provide further evidence of the formation mechanism for online flaming, which have potential applied value for prevention and intervention programs.

Key words: relative deprivation, ego depletion, online flaming, gender difference, college students

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  • B844
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