The Impact of Online Social Behavior on College Student’s Life Satisfaction: Chain-Mediating Effects of Perceived Social Support and Core Self-Evaluation

Figures & data

Figure 1 Chain mediation hypothesis model path.

Table 1 Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Analysis Results

	M ± SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1 The social behavior of network	63.54 ± 12.28	1
2 Life satisfaction	20.83 ± 4.63	0.14***	1
3 Core self-evaluation	32.58 ± 4.93	0.51	0.48***	1
4 Social support	61.83 ± 10.68	0.20***	0.48***	0.40***	1
5 Sex	1.81 ± 0.40	0.18***	0.03	−0.01	0.11***	1
6 Age	20.42 ± 1.72	−0.07**	−0.03	0.01	−0.03	−0.07	1
7 Socioeconomic status	3.02 ± 0.47	−0.07	−0.19***	−0.11***	−0.17***	−0.11***	0.04	1

Note: ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01.

Figure 2 Chain mediation model of online social behavior, perceived social support, core self-evaluation and life satisfaction.

Note: ***p < 0.001, the same below.

Table 2 Mediation Effect Test

Path	Effect Value	95% Confidence Interval of Path Effect Value
Social Behavior-Perceived Social Support-Life Satisfaction	0.08	[0.04, 0.10]
Social Behavior-Core Self-Evaluation-Life Satisfaction	− 0.01	[- 0.03, 0.02]
Social Behavior-Perceived Social Support-Core Self-Evaluation-Life Satisfaction	0.03	[0.02, 0.04]

Data Sharing Statement

The dataset analyzed during the current study is available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.