社会网络对生活满意度的影响研究--基于京、沪、粤三地的分析

The Effects of Social Networks on Life Satisfaction:A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study of Beijing,Shanghai,and Guangdong

本研究以2008年和2009年在北京市、上海市和广东省进行的"中国家庭追踪调查"的数据为基础,运用多层线性模型和协方差模型探讨了社会网络对生活满意度的影响程度。研究表明,拜年网中朋友的比例、邻里互动频率和非正式社会参与都对生活满意度有积极影响,生活满意度与拜年网规模之间则呈现出"∩"型的相关关系。协方差分析结果表明,社会网络规模的扩大、朋友比例的上升和非正式社会参与频率的增加都有助于提高个人的生活满意度,但邻里互动频率的变化对个人生活满意度的提升作用还有待进一步的研究。

Social network is of special significance in Chinese society and the importance of social network in the functioning of individuals has long been noted. This study empirically examines the relationships between various aspects of social network and individual life satisfaction, using data from Chinese family panel studies in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong province in 2008 and 2009. The study applies hierarchical linear model and analysis of covariance models. The size and composition of Chinese New Year Greeting network and the frequency of participation in social networks are examined in this paper. An inverted U-shaped relationship is found between network size and life satisfaction in the random effect regression model, indicating that social network size first increases and then decreases life satisfaction. The results also show that proportion of friends of network, frequency of neighborhood interaction, and frequency of informal social network participation are positively associated with life satisfaction. Analysis of covariance model is used to test the causal relationships with panel data. The result shows that the increases in Chinese New Year Greeting network size, proportion of friends in the network, and frequency of informal social network participation improve individual life satisfaction. But no evidence proves that an increase in neighborhood interaction can improve the level of life satisfaction.