ABSTRACT

The ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic is a salient cause for distress among college students. Studies have indicated that parental support, as well as self-disclosure on social media, can alleviate the negative impacts of stressful life disruptions on students’ perceived stress levels. Using survey data collected from a sample of 215 college students from a university in the Southwestern United States, this study examined the stress-buffering effects of self-disclosure on social media and students’ perceived support from their parents. The results show that 1) core self-disclosure on social media and 2) support from parent(s) both moderate the level of stress students are experiencing due to life disruptions caused by COVID-19. Therefore, we call for attention to social media’s role as an arena for mental health interventions and the importance of parental support for college students in a crisis.

摘要

正在进行的COVID-19全球大流行是大学生困扰的一个重要原因。研究表明，父母的支持以及在社交媒体上的自我披露可以减轻压力性生活中断对学生感知压力水平的负面影响。使用从美国西南部一所大学的215名大学生样本中收集的调查数据，本研究检验了自我披露对社交媒体的压力缓冲作用以及学生对父母的支持感。结果表明，1）社交媒体上的核心自我披露和2）父母的支持都减轻了学生因COVID-19造成的生活中断而承受的压力水平。所以，