Abstract

This study aims to investigate the mediation role of cyber-ostracism to explain the relationship between perceived stress and emotional well-being among college students. We adopted a computer-based experiment, “Ostracism Online,” randomly assigned participants to cyber-ostracized (n = 66) and cyber-included (n = 79) groups. The program simulated social media platforms, and participants created self-accounts and gave out Likes. Participants in cyber-ostracized group were manipulated to receive one Like, whereas those in cyber-included group received nine Likes. Before the experiment, perceived stress was measured, and cyber-ostracism and emotional well-being were measured after the ostracism manipulation. The findings revealed that cyber-ostracism fully mediates the relationship between perceived stress and emotional well-being. The results can be used to develop an online intervention for cyber-inclusion enhancement to reduce the negative emotions of stressed college students.

摘要

本研究旨在调查网络排斥的中介作用，以解释大学生压力感知与情绪健康之间的关系。我们采用了基于计算机的实验“在线排斥”，将参与者随机分配到网络排斥（n  = 66）和网络包容（n = 79) 组。该程序模拟社交媒体平台，参与者创建个人账户并点赞。网络排斥组的参与者被操纵获得一个赞，而网络包容组的参与者获得九个赞。在实验之前，测量感知压力，并在排斥操作之后测量网络排斥和情绪健康。研究结果表明，网络排斥充分调节了感知压力与情绪健康之间的关系。结果可用于开发增强网络包容性的在线干预措施，以减少压力大的大学生的负面情绪。