College Students’ Interpersonal Relationship and Empathy Level Predict Internet Altruistic Behavior—Empathy Level and Online Social Support as Mediators

Ruiying Li; Tao Jiang; Jing Yong; Hongyu Zhou

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College Students’ Interpersonal Relationship and Empathy Level Predict Internet Altruistic Behavior—Empathy Level and Online Social Support as Mediators

Ruiying Li, Tao Jiang, Jing Yong, Hongyu Zhou

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Abstract

Relationship between online and offline behavior is close. This study investigated the relationship among college students’ interpersonal relationship, level of empathy, social support, and altruistic behavior in the online environment. Results: interpersonal relationship was positively correlated with empathy and online altruistic behavior, and there was a significant positive correlation between social support and online altruism. Complete mediating effect of empathy and online social support was significant. Conclusion: individual’s level of empathy was the mediator of offline interpersonal relationship and online altruistic behavior; online social support was the mediator of empathy and Internet altruistic behavior.

Published in	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.pbs.20180701.11
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Internet Altruistic Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Empathy, Online Social Support

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Ruiying Li

Institute of Psychological Research, University of International Relations, Beijing, China
Tao Jiang

Department of Psychology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
Jing Yong

Institute of Psychological Research, University of International Relations, Beijing, China
Hongyu Zhou

Institute of Criminology, People’s Public Security University of China, Beijing, China

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