The Relationship between the Use of Mobile Social Media and Friendship Quality in Adolescents'

Abstract

Abstract: This study tried to explore the relationship between adolescents' mobile social median use and friendship quality. In this study a sample of 560 adolescents was drawn from three middle schools. The results showed: 1)There was a significant positive relationship between the using behaviors on the mobile social media and the adolescents' friendship quality, and the using behaviors could positively predict the friendship quality. Results from natural grouping research also showed that the friendship quality of adolescent group who used the mobile social media was obviously better than non-use group; 2)Use of mobile social media had more influence on male adolescents' friendship quality than on female adolescents'; 3)The social anxiety had no moderate effect between the using behavior and the friendship quality. These indicate that, no matter whether or not adolescents have social anxiety, their using behavior on mobile social media has the same influence on their friendship quality.

Key words: adolescent, mobile social media, friendship quality.

摘要： 以560名青少年为研究对象，考察青少年移动社交媒介的使用与友谊质量之间的关系。结果发现：（1）移动社交媒介的使用行为与青少年友谊质量间存在着显著的正相关，并且使用行为可以正向预测友谊质量。自然分组的结果也发现，使用移动社交媒介组青少年的友谊质量显著高于不使用组。（2）移动社交媒介的使用对男青少年友谊质量的影响要显著大于女青少年，即性别在青少年移动社交媒介使用与友谊质量之间起着调节作用。（3）社交焦虑在青少年移动社交媒介使用与友谊质量之间的调节作用不显著。

关键词: 青少年, 移动社交媒介, 友谊质量

CLC Number:

B844.2

Lei Li, Wang Wei. The Relationship between the Use of Mobile Social Media and Friendship Quality in Adolescents'[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2015, 13(5): 664-670.

雷雳,王伟. 青少年移动社交媒介使用与其友谊质量的关系*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2015, 13(5): 664-670.

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