The Impact of Social Media on Dietary Behaviors and Body Image of College Students: A Qualitative Approach

Background: The use of social media platforms for health and nutrition information has become popular among college students. Although social media made information readily accessible in different formats, nutritional misinformation promoted by influencers and non-experts caused negative impact on diet behavior and perception of body image. Previous research indicated that extensive use of social media was positively linked to disordered eating behaviors. Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram that allow users to follow celebrities intensified exposure to influencers’ messages and images and resulted in negative moods and body dissatisfaction. Objective: This paper aims to explore the impact of social media on college students’ dietary behaviors and body image. Participants: 18 undergraduate students from a public university in the Southern United States were recruited through a mass email. Methods: A cross-sectional qualitative study of three focus groups was conducted. The focus groups were based on guiding open-ended questions. Atlas.ti was used to code and analyze the data using inductive and deductive codes. Results: Three main themes were identified. The conditions theme included elements that explain why and how social media influences the participants’ actions. The actions theme included eating behavior, physical activity, and dietary supplement intake. The consequences theme describes anticipated or actual outcomes of actions such as body image and ideal weight. Conclusions: Social media has had a negative influence on diet behaviors and a positive influence on physical activity. Evidence-based nutrition and weight management information is needed to thwart potential misinformation.

Relationship between Moral Elevation and Prosocial Behavior among College Students: The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support and Moderating Role of Moral Identity

Objectives:The present study examined the relationship between college students’moral elevation and prosocial behavior.As well as the mediating role of perceived social support and the moderating role of moral identity.Methods:A sample of 489 college students were recruited for the study.They were asked to complete a series of questionnaires,including Moral Elevation Scale(MES),Perceived Social Support Scale(PSSS),Moral Identity Scale(MIS)and Prosocial Tendency Measure(PTM).As part of the data analysis,we used correlation analysis and the method of constructing latent variable structural equation model to explore the mechanism of action among variables.Results:After controlling for gender,discipline,the research found that:(1)Moral elevation positively predicted the prosocial behavior among the college students;(2)Perceived social support mediated the relationship between moral elevation and prosocial behavior;(3)Moral identity moderated the second half of the model(i.e.,the link between perceived social support and prosocial behavior).Specifically,the mediating effect of perceived social support was stronger for college students with high-level moral identity compared to those with low-level moral identity.Conclusions:Moral identity significantly moderates the mediating effect of perceived social support,and the mediating model with moderated is established.

Solutions to Rural College Students' Psychological Plight in Career Choice Based on Social Learning Theory:A Case Study of Northwest A&F University

The rural college students are facing psychological plight in their career choice.The social learning theory can use the triadic theory of learning to set reasonable career choice goals,the observational learning theory can be employed to establish a correct outlook on career choice,and the self-efficacy theory can be adopted to make up for the deficiencies in career choice.

Social Media Influence on College Students'Consumption Behavior and Marketing Strategy

Nowadays,the use of social media is everywhere in college campuses.You can often see students who stare down at the mobile phone screen and brush the dynamic circle of friends,even community meetings,group discussions are beginning to be replaced by WeChat Group.The rapid development of social media allows marketers to see more possibilities for marketing.College students group is a group that marketers can not ignore,this kind of target consumers also have their own characteristics.Only by understanding the characteristics and behavior of consumers can we better discover and spread demand.This paper will analyze the influence of the development of social media on the consumption behavior of college students,and put forward some suggestions on how to use social media to carry out marketing.

Construction and Application of New Media-based Social Core Values of College Students

New media have exerted profound influence on the core values of contemporary college students. In the new media era, in order to cultivate and practice the social core values, we have to transform the concept and method of education. It is also important to realize the positive and negative influence of core values on both college students and teachers, so that the education on social core values can be carried out in an active and effective way.

Research on the Impact of New Technology Development on the Socialization of College Students Optimization Countermeasures among College Students

As Internet technology progresses rapidly,the development of new media has become an important factor affecting the socialization process of college students.It is favoured by students because of its unique value in the content,form,speed,and effect of communication.New media technology is a double-edged sword,which not only provides a colourful learning and living environment for college students but also impacts the socialization process of college students with its unique charm.In the process of socialization of college students,it not only has a positive impact but also has a negative impact.With the rapid development of mobile terminal technology,WeChat,Microblog,Tik Tok,KuaiShou and other new media applications are increasingly becoming a social factor,which influences the development of college students’moral cognition,values,social communication and personality characteristics.They have changed the way college students’study,life,communication,and thinking.As an important base of college students’education,schools should actively explore countermeasures to promote the benign development of college students’socialization.

Division and integration tendency of college students＇ political socialization

the political socialization of college students is the purpose of the individual to accept political culture in the historical, social, cultural and the specific interaction, formation of political attitude, the practice process of shaping the political people. Our country is in the period of social transition, this period of transformation of political, economic and cultural construction of the China different from traditional political culture atmosphere, in the impact of the global political factors, college students＇ political psychology, political attitude and political behavior has undergone a series of changes. These changes impact on the existing college students＇ political socialization outcomes, so that students show the political and social highlights issues in the process of social transformation. In this case,we should only study the college students＇ optimization approach of political socialization carefully, improve the level of Chinese college students＇ political socialization, to ensure China＇ s social transition in a stable order smoothly, develop socialist political requirements of qualified university students, so as to make the socialism prosperous.

Research on Social Medical Insurance of College Students in Shenyang

Objective To discuss the methods of improving the social insurance of college students by taking the application of college students’social insurance in Shenyang as an example.Methods The investigation and literature method were applied mainly.Results and Conclusion Through the questionnaire,the main problems for college students’medical insurance were analyzed in this paper,and proposals such as compulsory insurance,improving the level of medical services in colleges and hospitals,and strengthening commercial insurance and publicity were finally put forward.

Application of Bandura's Social Learning Theory in the Moral Education of Secondary Vocational College Students

In recent years,with the high rate of juvenile delinquency,people pay more attention to the moral education of students in secondary vocational colleges.Based on the framework of social learning theory,this paper explores the systematic and comprehensive application of social learning theory in the moral education course.From the cognition of the behavior to the selection and internalization of the representation of the model behavior,and finally the selective extemalization of the representation symbol to generate the behavior,the influencing factors and their utility in each stage of the production of moral behavior are analyzed step by step,assisting students to establish correct outlook on life and values,and cultivating their"key abilities."When students face a complex and diverse social environment,they can make judgments in line with the general moral standards of the society,and then seek to improve the effectiveness of the moral standards of secondary vocational students,and strive to maximize the effectiveness of moral education.

An Analysis of Fragmented Reading and Its Social Impact on College Students in the Era of New Media

In the era of new media,people’s lifestyle,education and the like are inseparable from the Internet.At the same time,due to the emergence of smart devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers,people’s reading habits have changed.Fragmented reading has become an important form of reading for college students.College students themselves have the strong ability to accept change,so fragmented reading has gradually become an important form of student learning.This paper mainly analyses fragmented reading by college students and its impact on society in the era of new media.

The Development and Operation Mechanism of the Colleges’E-class Network Ideological and Political Education Platform——Based on post-95 college students’social behavior characteristics

Based on the investigation and analysis of the social behavior characteristics of post-95undergraduates, this paper puts forward the principle of sharing and building e-class platform and analyzes thedevelopment of the functions of the four platforms such as the teacher-student service system, instant interactionsystem, SNS community system and vertical segmental pushing system and the realization of the function of modularoperation. Finally, in order to ensure the stable operation of the E-class platform, four measures are put forward suchas the systematic construction of the system, the innovation of team work, the assessment of key performances and thecomprehensive guarantee, thus providing an external guarantee for the stable operation of the E-class platform.

Explaining the Private College Students＇ English Academic Ability by Social Cultural Perspective

From the perspective of the sociocultural theory （SCI）, this article examines Chinese students＇ present states of English academic achievements in some private colleges by investigating teacher-student interaction. It then analyzes underlying factors influencing learner＇s academic ability. Finally it investigates some efficient class teaching strategies to promote their academic development, using class interventions such as the know-want-learn strategy （KWL）, the object-explore-success-happy strategy （OESH）, the cooperative project between students and teacher＇s strategy （CPST） and so on. Theoretically, the paper aims to place the SCT perspectives in the foreground. Pedagogically, it attempts to raise teacher-practitioners＇ wisdom so as to enhance learners＇ English academic achievements from the affective perspective.

The Connection between Self-construal and Social Media about Chinese College Students

This paper focuses on the connection between self-construal and social media about Chinese college students and explores how and what the connections are between independent self-construal or interdependent self-construal and social media.The research begins at the differences of self-construal,and the connections between different self-construal.Based on the data analysis and interviews,five themes are developed.

The Influence of Social Media on College Choice among Undergraduates Majoring in Big Data Management and Application in China:Taking Guilin University of Electronic Technology as an Example

This study aims to investigate the influence of social media on college choice among undergraduates majoring in Big Data Management and Application in China.The study attempts to reveal how information on social media platforms such as Weibo,WeChat,and Zhihu influences the cognition and choice process of prospective students.By employing an online quantitative survey questionnaire,data were collected from the 2022 and 2023 classes of new students majoring in Big Data Management and Application at Guilin University of Electronic Technology.The aim was to evaluate the role of social media in their college choice process and understand the features and information that most attract prospective students.Social media has become a key factor influencing the college choice decision-making of undergraduates majoring in Big Data Management and Application in China.Students tend to obtain school information through social media platforms and use this information as an important reference in their decision-making process.Higher education institutions should strengthen their social media information dissemination,providing accurate,timely,and attractive information.It is also necessary to ensure effective management of social media platforms,maintain a positive reputation for the school on social media,and increase the interest and trust of prospective students.Simultaneously,educational decision-makers should consider incorporating social media analysis into their recruitment strategies to better attract new student enrollment.This study provides a new perspective for understanding higher education choice behavior in the digital age,particularly by revealing the importance of social media in the educational decision-making process.This has important practical and theoretical implications for higher education institutions,policymakers,and social media platform operators.

Perspectives on Socialization Factors in University Students in the People's Republic of China and the United States

This paper focuses on the socialization factors of undergraduate students that lead to the readiness for education.Factors such as parental socialization,student background characteristics,pre college normative pressures and influences,and non college refernce groups will be helpful in relating to reality of undergraduate students.This information will help both faculty and administrators meet the needs of students by understanding the processes of development and change in their college years.

大学生社交媒体信息安全风险感知影响因素

文章提出社交媒体信息安全风险感知影响因素关系假设,以大学生社交媒体用户群体为研究对象,通过问卷调研风险感知现状,在构建结构方程模型的基础上对问卷数据进行了模型验证和中介效应检验。研究发现:大学生社交媒体信息安全风险感知程度的城乡间差距明显,其面对信息安全风险主要采用系统式处理;媒体信任度、社会群体归属感、卷入认知会对系统式处理产生影响,知识和信息有效性会对启发式-系统式处理产生影响;系统式处理在知识、媒体信任度、社会群体归属感、卷入认知、信息有效性和风险感知之间起完全中介效应,负面情绪直接正向影响风险感知。

上行社会比较对大学生学习内卷的影响:焦虑的中介与自我肯定的调节作用

目的:探讨上行社会比较与大学生学习内卷的关系,并考察焦虑和自我肯定在其中的中介和调节作用。方法:采用上行社会比较量表、焦虑量表、自我肯定问卷和大学生学习内卷问卷对826名在校大学生进行问卷调查。结果:①上行社会比较和大学生学习内卷呈显著的正相关(r=0.22,P<0.01);②焦虑在上行社会比较与大学生学习内卷之间起部分中介作用(β=0.33,P<0.01),中介作用占总效应的13.64%;③自我肯定对中介模型的前半段起显著的调节作用(β=-0.25,P<0.01),当自我肯定水平越高,上行社会比较对焦虑的影响越弱;④自我肯定对直接路径起显著的调节作用(β=-0.07,P<0.05),当自我肯定水平越高,上行社会比较对大学生学习内卷的影响越弱。结论:上行社会比较能显著正向预测大学生学习内卷,焦虑在上行社会比较和大学生学习内卷之间起着部分中介作用,上行社会比较-焦虑-大学生学习内卷这一中介路径的前半段和直接路径受到自我肯定的调节。

大学生社会适应发展趋势的多层线性模型研究

目的:以多层线性模型的方法探究大学生社会适应的发展趋势及其个体间的差异。方法:采用中国大学生适应量表(CCSAS)对2994名大学生进行了社会适应的现状及发展研究,并从各个学院共选取了665名学生作为对象,进行为期1年的追踪调查,最后用HLM软件进行数据分析。结果:①大学生社会适应的总体是中等偏上的,并存在性别上的显著差异(t=-4.863,P<0.001);②社会适应水平随时间发展有显著的上升趋势,平均上升速度为0.185(SE=0.052,P<0.01);③性别(t=-2.631,P<0.01)和民族(t=-2.516,P<0.05)对大学生的社会适应具有显著的预测作用。结论:大学生社会适应水平会随时间发展呈现上升趋势。

同伴力量:社会工作介入大学生防范网络诈骗探究——以“e起反诈”小组为例

互联网在给生产生活带来便捷的同时,也滋生了新的诈骗方式——网络诈骗,“00”后大学生们成为网络诈骗主要受害群体之一。运用个案研究法,立足于S高校“e起反诈小组”活动,探讨社会工作介入大学生防范网络诈骗的作用。研究发现:将小组工作介入大学生防诈骗教育符合大学生内生性需求;同伴教育下同辈预防力量能有效推动“自助互助”防诈骗教育模式构建;互惠场域中朋辈经验迁移实现“自助互助”教育成果转化。伴随高校对学生防诈骗教育的重视,研究经验对高校开展防范网络诈骗教育具有一定实践借鉴意义。

基于虚假信息特征的社交媒体大学生用户感知信任研究

[目的/意义]探究社交媒体虚假信息特征对感知信任的影响,提升大学生的虚假信息识别能力。[方法/过程]通过扎根理论编码提取虚假信息一般特征,利用眼动实验和问卷调查获取数据分析其与感知信任的关系。[结果/结论]虚假信息一般包括内容、发布者、传播者、情感和形式5个核心特征33个子特征;大学生在阅读虚假信息时主要关注发布者、标题、内容和图片文字部分;内容特征、发布者特征、形式特征、情感特征显著影响大学生对虚假信息的感知信任,传播者特征的影响不显著;大学生对虚假信息的平均感知信任评级为2.95±1.340,虚假信息识别能力有待提高。