Psychological Development and Education ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (6): 751-758.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2017.06.14

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The Relationship between Selfie Editing and Subjective Well-being among Female College Students: The Mediating Role of Positive Feedback and Self-concept

MENG Nan, WANG Yuhui, LEI Li   

  1. Department of psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872
  • Online:2017-11-15 Published:2017-11-15

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Abstract: This study was based on the self-discrepancy theory and self-verification theory. To explore the relationship between selfie editing, positive feedback, self-concept and subjective well-being among female college students, a survey research method was adopted in which the Selfie Editing Questionnaire, the Online Selfies' Positive Feedback Questionnaire, the General Self-concept Scale as well as the Subjective Well-being Scale were administered to 550 female college students. The results indicated that:(1) The relationships between each pair of the frequency of selfie editing, positive feedback, self-concept as well as subjective well-being, were significantly positive. (2) The frequency of selfie editing affected subjective well-being among female college students through three indirect paths:through the mediating role of positive feedback; through the mediating role of self-concept; through the chain mediating role of both positive feedback and self-concept. (3) Positive feedback and self-concept play a full mediating role in the relationship between the frequency of selfie editing and subjective well-being among female college students. The results of this study further reveal the mechanism of the effect of selfie editing on subjective well-being, and provide the basis for the healthy use and improvement of social networking sites.

Key words: female college students, selfie editing, positive feedback, self-concept, subjective well-being

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