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The influence of active social networking services use and social capital on flourishing in Chinese adolescents

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  • Liu, Yinbo
  • Ni, Xiaoli
  • Niu, Gengfeng

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This study aimed to examine how active use of social networking services influences Chinese adolescents’ flourishing - the serial mediation of online and offline social capital. 872 Chinese adolescents (392 boys and 480 girls, mean age = 12.59 years, SD = 0.725) completed the Multidimensional Scale of Social Networking Site Use, Flourishing Scale, and Internet Social Capital Scales. The results indicated that: (1) active use of social network sites positively influences adolescents’ flourishing; (2) online and offline social capital were serial mediators between active social networking services use and flourishing in models for the entire sample; and (3) the serial mediation effect was consistent across genders. The results of this study provide a theoretical and empirical basis for the targeted promotion of rational and healthy Internet usage behavior, while ensuring wholesome social adaptation among adolescents.

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  • Liu, Yinbo & Ni, Xiaoli & Niu, Gengfeng, 2020. "The influence of active social networking services use and social capital on flourishing in Chinese adolescents," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:119:y:2020:i:c:s0190740920321125
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105689
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