The Suppressing Effect of Self-Presentation on Social Networks on the Relationship Between Interpersonal Distress and Emotional Experience Among Late Adolescents in a Chinese University: The Moderating Role of Internet Addiction Tendency
This study investigates how self-presentation on social networks suppresses the relationship between interpersonal distress and emotional experience among college students. It also examines the moderating role of internet addiction tendency. A total of 153 college students were surveyed over 8 days....
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| description | This study investigates how self-presentation on social networks suppresses the relationship between interpersonal distress and emotional experience among college students. It also examines the moderating role of internet addiction tendency. A total of 153 college students were surveyed over 8 days. The results showed the following: (1) interpersonal distress is negatively correlated with positive emotions; (2) at both the inter-individual and intra-individual levels, self-presentation on social networks suppresses the negative relationship between interpersonal distress and positive emotions; (3) internet addiction tendency only moderates the relationship between interpersonal distress and self-presentation on social networks at the inter-individual level. These findings suggest that colleges and universities can guide students to use resources on social networks as a means of coping with interpersonal distress. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fd0686d0717c450fbd90e16efcc7e9a42025-08-20T03:43:33ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2025-03-0115330010.3390/bs15030300The Suppressing Effect of Self-Presentation on Social Networks on the Relationship Between Interpersonal Distress and Emotional Experience Among Late Adolescents in a Chinese University: The Moderating Role of Internet Addiction TendencyNa Ye0Lu Zhang1Zhiqi You2Hongjuan He3Department of Psychology, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaDepartment of Social Work, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaDepartment of Social Work, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaEducation and Counseling Center for Psychological Health, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, ChinaThis study investigates how self-presentation on social networks suppresses the relationship between interpersonal distress and emotional experience among college students. It also examines the moderating role of internet addiction tendency. A total of 153 college students were surveyed over 8 days. The results showed the following: (1) interpersonal distress is negatively correlated with positive emotions; (2) at both the inter-individual and intra-individual levels, self-presentation on social networks suppresses the negative relationship between interpersonal distress and positive emotions; (3) internet addiction tendency only moderates the relationship between interpersonal distress and self-presentation on social networks at the inter-individual level. These findings suggest that colleges and universities can guide students to use resources on social networks as a means of coping with interpersonal distress.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/3/300interpersonal distressself-presentation on social networksinternet addiction tendencyemotioncollege students |
| spellingShingle | Na Ye Lu Zhang Zhiqi You Hongjuan He The Suppressing Effect of Self-Presentation on Social Networks on the Relationship Between Interpersonal Distress and Emotional Experience Among Late Adolescents in a Chinese University: The Moderating Role of Internet Addiction Tendency Behavioral Sciences interpersonal distress self-presentation on social networks internet addiction tendency emotion college students |
| title | The Suppressing Effect of Self-Presentation on Social Networks on the Relationship Between Interpersonal Distress and Emotional Experience Among Late Adolescents in a Chinese University: The Moderating Role of Internet Addiction Tendency |
| title_full | The Suppressing Effect of Self-Presentation on Social Networks on the Relationship Between Interpersonal Distress and Emotional Experience Among Late Adolescents in a Chinese University: The Moderating Role of Internet Addiction Tendency |
| title_fullStr | The Suppressing Effect of Self-Presentation on Social Networks on the Relationship Between Interpersonal Distress and Emotional Experience Among Late Adolescents in a Chinese University: The Moderating Role of Internet Addiction Tendency |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Suppressing Effect of Self-Presentation on Social Networks on the Relationship Between Interpersonal Distress and Emotional Experience Among Late Adolescents in a Chinese University: The Moderating Role of Internet Addiction Tendency |
| title_short | The Suppressing Effect of Self-Presentation on Social Networks on the Relationship Between Interpersonal Distress and Emotional Experience Among Late Adolescents in a Chinese University: The Moderating Role of Internet Addiction Tendency |
| title_sort | suppressing effect of self presentation on social networks on the relationship between interpersonal distress and emotional experience among late adolescents in a chinese university the moderating role of internet addiction tendency |
| topic | interpersonal distress self-presentation on social networks internet addiction tendency emotion college students |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/3/300 |
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