大学生社交媒体使用对青少年生活满意度的影响：社会比较倾向的中介作用

The Impact of College Students’ Social Media Use on Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Social Comparison Tendencies

摘要: 目的：研究旨在探究大学生社交媒体使用、社会比较倾向与生活满意度的整体现状，分析社会比较倾向在社交媒体使用影响生活满意度过程中的中介作用，明确三者关系，为提升大学生心理健康与生活质量提供参考。方法：研究采用调查问卷方法进行数据收集和分析。对受访者的一般资料(性别、年级、专业类型)进行描述性统计分析，不同特征组间使用卡方检验进行比较。结果：研究显示大学生社交媒体使用(30.34 ± 6.204分)、社会比较倾向(33.37 ± 6.181分)均处于中等偏上水平，生活满意度为22.99 ± 6.282分。相关与回归分析表明三者呈显著正相关，中介效应检验证实社会比较倾向在社交媒体使用与生活满意度间起部分中介作用。结论：大学生社交媒体使用可通过提升社会比较倾向进而增加生活满意度，这一发现揭示了社交媒体对心理健康的积极潜力，为引导大学生建立积极的社会比较策略、合理使用社交媒体提供了实证依据。

Abstract: Objective: This study aims to investigate the overall status of college students’ social media usage, social comparison tendencies, and life satisfaction. It analyzes the mediating role of social comparison tendencies in the process by which social media usage influences life satisfaction, clarifies the relationships among these three factors, and provides insights for enhancing college students’ mental health and quality of life. Methods: Data were collected and analyzed using a questionnaire survey. Descriptive statistics were applied to respondents’ demographic information (gender, grade level, major type), with chi-square tests comparing differences between groups. Results: College students exhibited moderately high levels of social media use (30.34 ± 6.204 points) and social comparison tendencies (33.37 ± 6.181 points), while life satisfaction averaged 22.99 ± 6.282 points. Correlation and regression analyses revealed significant positive correlations among the three variables. Mediational effect testing confirmed that social comparison tendencies partially mediated the relationship between social media use and life satisfaction. Conclusion: College students’ social media use may enhance life satisfaction by increasing social comparison tendencies. This finding highlights the positive potential of social media for mental health and provides empirical support for guiding students to develop positive social comparison strategies and use social media appropriately.