The Effect of Online Social Support on Life Satisfaction among Secondary Vocational Students: The Mediating Role of Belief in a Just World and Gratitude

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of online social support on secondary vocational students′ life satisfaction, and further explore the effect of belief in a just world as a cognitive factor and gratitude as a emotional factor between them. And a survey was conducted to examine the relationship among online social support, belief in a just world, gratitude and life satisfaction. The participants were 656 secondary vocational students; and four questionnaires were used in this study: Online social support questionnaire, belief in a just world scale, gratitude questionnaire and the satisfaction with life scale. The results indicated that: 1)the relationships between each pair of online social support, belief in a just world, gratitude as well as life satisfaction were significantly positive; online social support had no direct effect on life satisfaction, but could respectively predict belief in a just world and gratitude, which in turn significantly predict life satisfaction. 2)online social support affected secondary vocational students′ life satisfaction through two indirect paths: through the mediating role of belief in a just world; through the mediating role of gratitude.

Key words: online social support, belief in a just world, gratitude, life satisfaction, secondary vocational students.

摘要： 为探讨网络社会支持对中职生生活满意度的影响，以及公正世界信念和感恩在其中的中介作用，采用网络社会支持问卷、公正世界信念问卷、感恩量表和生活满意度量表对656名中职生进行调查。结果发现：（1）网络社会支持、公正世界信念、感恩和生活满意度之间两两显著正相关；（2）网络社会支持对生活满意度没有直接预测作用，但可以通过两条路径的间接作用影响中职生生活满意度：通过公正世界信念的中介作用；通过感恩的中介作用。研究结果进一步揭示网络社会支持对生活满意度的作用机制，能为提升中职生的心理社会适应提供理论指导。

关键词: 网络社会支持, 公正世界信念, 感恩, 生活满意度, 中职生

CLC Number:

B849

Tian Yuan, Hong Yunzhe, Niu Gengfeng, Fan Cuiying. The Effect of Online Social Support on Life Satisfaction among Secondary Vocational Students: The Mediating Role of Belief in a Just World and Gratitude[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2017, 15(2): 175-180.

田媛, 洪蕴哲, 牛更枫, 范翠英. 网络社会支持对中职生生活满意度的影响：公正世界信念和感恩的中介作用*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2017, 15(2): 175-180.

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