Psychological Development and Education ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (3): 341-349.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2020.03.11

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Likes on WeChat Moments and Subjective Well-Being: A Mediated Moderation Model

HENG Shupeng1, ZHAO Huanfang1, NIU Gengfeng2, ZHOU Zongkui3   

  1. 1. College of Education, Xinxiang Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China;
    2. School of Humanities and Social Science, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China;
    3. Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education;School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • Published:2020-06-02

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Abstract: This study constructed a mediated moderation model in which presence of meaning moderated the relationship between online positive feedback and subjective well-Being, and this moderation effect was mediated by loneliness. Participants were 461 WeChat users, and they completed the Positive Feedback Questionnaire, Presence of meaning scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Index of Well-Being scale. The results indicated that: (1)The frequency of likes individuals received on their WeChat moments was positively associated with their subjective well-being; (2)Presence of meaning moderated the effect of positive feedback on subjective well-being; (3) Loneliness mediated this moderation effect.

Key words: social media, online positive feedback, presence of meaning, loneliness, subjective well-being

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  • B844
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