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| Relationship between active social network site use and loneliness in college students: a mediating role of unmet need for belonging |
| MAO Jian1, XIE Jiashun1, XIONG Chenlin1, WU Jiede1, WANG Jian2 |
| 1. School of Humanities, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, Jiangxi Province, China; 2. Mental Health Education Research Center, Nanchang Normal University, Nanchang 330032, Jiangxi Province, China |
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Abstract Objective To explore the effects of active social network site use on loneliness, and investigate the mediating role of unmet need for belonging. Methods A total of 308 undergraduate students with experience in using social network site were recruited in the study to complete active social network use scale, loneliness scale, attribution need intensity scale, and an item of interpersonal relationship satisfaction （discrepancy between need to belong and satisfaction with interpersonal relationships, which was used to measure unmet need for belonging）. Results Correlation analysis showed that active social network site use was significantly negatively correlated with loneliness （r=-0.14, P<0.05） and unmet need for belonging （r=-0.16, P<0.01）. Unmet need for belonging was significantly positively correlated with loneliness （r=0.32, P<0.001）. Unmet need for belonging completely mediated the relationship between active network site use and loneliness. Conclusion Active social network site use reduces the loneliness of college students by reducing unmet need for belonging.
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