Social Exclusion and Cyberostracism on Depression: the Mediating Role of Self-control

Abstract

Abstract: In order to explore the relationship among cyberostrcism, social exclusion, self-control and depression, we chose 1077 college students as our subjects. The subjects were investigated with such instruments as Cyberostrcism Questionnaire for college students, Social Exclusion Questionnaire, Self-Control scale and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale(CES-D).
The results indicated that: 1)there were no significant differences in the frequency of social exclusion and cyberostracism. 2)Social exclusion, cyberostracism, self-control and depression were significantly positively correlated with each other. Social exclusion not only had direct negative effect on depression, but also could significantly predict self-control; Cyberostracism also could significantly predict self-control and depression. 3)Social exclusion not only had direct negative effect on depression, but also could affect adolescents′ depression through the mediating role of self-control. But for the cyberostracism, self-control became a full mediator between cyberostracism and depression. This showed that there was a difference between the mechanism of cyberostracism and social exclusion on depression.

Key words: cyberostracism, social exclusion, self-control, depression.

摘要： 对1077名大学生进行调查，探讨现实、网络社会排斥和自我控制与大学生抑郁的关系。结果显示：（1）现实社会排斥与网络社会排斥在发生频率上没有显著差异；网络社会排斥、现实社会排斥、自我控制以及抑郁两两之间均呈显著正相关关系；（2）现实社会排斥不仅能够对抑郁产生直接的预测作用，而且能够通过自我控制的中介作用对抑郁产生影响；（3）网络社会排斥对抑郁的直接预测作用不显著，只能够通过自我控制的中介作用对抑郁产生影响。

关键词: 网络社会排斥, 现实社会排斥, 自我控制, 抑郁

CLC Number:

B846

Sun Xiaojun, Tong Yuantian, Fan Cuiying. Social Exclusion and Cyberostracism on Depression: the Mediating Role of Self-control[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2017, 15(2): 169-174.

孙晓军, 童媛添, 范翠英. 现实及网络社会排斥与大学生抑郁的关系：自我控制的中介作用*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2017, 15(2): 169-174.

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