TY - JOUR
T1 - College students coping with COVID-19
T2 - stress-buffering effects of self-disclosure on social media and parental support
AU - Zhen, Lichen
AU - Nan, Yuanfeixue
AU - Pham, Becky
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Eastern Communication Association.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/08824096.2020.1870445
DO - 10.1080/08824096.2020.1870445
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099308336
SN - 0882-4096
VL - 38
SP - 23
EP - 31
JO - Communication Research Reports
JF - Communication Research Reports
IS - 1
ER -