scholarly journals Determinants of Political Content Sharing on Social Media: Impulsiveness, Social Recognition, Risk-taking, and Collective Opinion

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-148
Author(s):  
İsmail Yelpaze
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Content Sharing ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
The Relationship

This paper examined what role impulsiveness and perceived social recognition played in the way young adults shared political content on social media. Th e study also looked into the mediating role of risk-taking and collective opinion in the relationship between these variables. Th e sample consisted of 554 university students (357 women and 193 men) from six faculties of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University. Participants were recruited using convenience sampling. Th e study adopted a predictive correlational design. Data were collected using valid and reliable scales. Th e results showed that participants with high impulsiveness and perceived social recognition were more likely to share political content on social media. Risk-taking was a partial mediator between perceived social recognition and political content sharing, while it was a full mediator between impulsiveness and political sharing. Collective opinion was a partial mediator between perceived social recognition and political content sharing on social media. The results indicate that young adults with high impulsiveness are more likely to share political content on social media because they can take more risks. Moreover, young adults who care about social recognition are more likely to share political content on social media because they can take more risks and care more about collective opinion.

Optimism and dispositional hope to promote college students’ subjective well-being in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Emel Genç ◽  
Gökmen Arslan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Life Changes ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Coronavirus stress with the restrictions and unexpected life changes has affected individuals and their satisfaction with life. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of optimism and hope on the relationship between coronavirus stress and subjective wellbeing among young adults in Turkey. A sample of 331 (M= 20.86 and 64% females) college students participated in this study. The results demonstrated that coronavirus stress was negatively associated with the college students’ sense of hope and optimism. Moreover, coronavirus stress had an indirect effect on subjective well-being through optimism and hope. Optimism and hope mitigated the adverse impacts of stress on well-being during the pandemic. These results indicated that young adults with a high level of stress due to coronavirus have lower optimism and hope, which in turn have less subjective well-being. The study findings hence highlight that being hopeful and optimistic are the potential resources to explain how coronavirus stress is related to subjective well-being.

Mediating role of life satisfaction and death anxiety in the relationship between dark triad and social media addiction

2021 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 110606
Author(s):  
Güler Beril Kumpasoğlu ◽  
Selen Eltan ◽  
Ezgi Didem Merdan-Yıldız ◽  
Ayşegül Durak Batıgün
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Social Media Addiction ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Accessing the Influence of Perceived Value on Social Attachment: Developing Country Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingqing Wang ◽  
Maosheng Yang ◽  
Wensong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Information Value ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Social Attachment ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Perceived value has a positive impact on users’ social attachment in social media usage contexts and is a topic at the forefront of current research in consumer behavior. Although studies have begun to investigate the factors influencing social attachment, there is a lack of research on how perceived value affects social attachment. Therefore, this study uses privacy concern theory, to build a theoretical model with moderated and mediation roles, using Chinese Tik Tok users as data and survey sample, and applying Mplus7.0 to analyze the mediation mechanism and boundary conditions of the relationship between perceived value and social attachment through the structural equation model. In Study 1, data were collected from 600 Tik Tok users to verify the mediating role of the sense of belonging in perceived value and social attachment relationship. The users participating in the questionnaire survey were mainly from mainland China. In Study 2, two waves of data were collected from 500 Tik Tok users to verify the mediating role of the sense of belonging, and support part of the moderating role of privacy concern. However, except that the relationship between information value and social attachment is inhibited by privacy concern, the relationship between entertainment and social value and social attachment is not regulated by privacy concern. This research examines the practical effects of perceived value in the context of social media use, reveals the internal mechanism of the impact of perceived value on social attachment, and provides a reference for the innovative management and commercial practice of social media.

scholarly journals Health-Related Behaviors and Social Media Usage in Young Adults: Mediating Role of Coping Strategies during COVID-19 Smart Lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-73
Author(s):  
Faiza Khaliq ◽  
Dr Shahnila Tariq ◽  
Dr Saima Batool
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Age Range

The study investigated the association between health-related behaviors, coping strategies and social media usage in young adults during COVID-19 smart lockdown as well as the mediating role of coping strategies between the relationships. It was hypothesized that coping strategies mediates the relationship between health-related behaviors and social media usage in young adults during COVID-19 smart lockdown. Through purposive sampling technique, data from (N=300) young adults with age range 18-35 years (M=23.67, SD= 3.78) was collected from three private universities of Lahore. For data collection, lifestyle behavior change questionnaire by Chopra et al. (2021), coping scale by Hamby et al. (2013) and social networking usage questionnaire by Savita and Liyaqat (2018) were used. For the analysis, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, Mediation analysis, independent sample t-test and Analysis of variance were used. Coping strategies significantly mediated between health-related behaviors and social media usage in young adults during COVID-19 smart lockdown. Findings have practical implications for the expansion of different strategies for other population like adolescents, old age people, teachers, parents, anddoctors, expecting to cope better with others during stressful or traumatic events.

Social media adoption and business performance: the mediating role of organizational learning capability (OLC)

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi ◽  
Olatunde Folaranmi Adedayo ◽  
Seth Olufemi Olorunyomi ◽  
Richard Jimoh
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Capacity ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the mediating effect of learning capacity in the relationship between the social media usage by the construction of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their business performance in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative survey technique was used to collect data from the owner/manager of construction SMEs in Nigeria. The partial least square structural equation modeling was used in the assessment of the measurement model and structural model to assess the validity and reliability of the measures and to evaluate the hypotheses proposed in the conceptual model. Findings Empirical findings indicated a significant positive relationship between learning capacity and performance of SMEs. Similarly, the use of social media is significantly and positively associated to the business performance of SMEs. It has also been shown that learning capacity is a mediator of the relationship between social media and SME performance. Research limitations/implications The data for the study is are all from a single industry and a related line of business, so it could be more interesting to include more companies across sectors or industries. The finding contributes to the ongoing debate on the effect of social media on business performance. It also defined the need for the owner/manager of SMEs to understand and appreciate the effect of social media through the organization's learning potential to gain a sustainable competitive advantage. Practical implications There are a number of theoretical and practical implications for academics and practitioners who are interested in further studies of organizational social media. The research presents a quantitative study on the effect of social media adoption on the organizational performance of the construction industry. This study confirms the mediating role of learning capability in the relationship between the use of social media and performance of SMEs operating in the construction industry. Originality/value This study empirically examined the relationship between social media adoption and the SMEs learning capability and business performance by evaluating a hypothesized conceptual framework to establish the relationships.

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