Dependence and Alienation: A Study of Online Social Anxiety Among College Students Under the New Media Perspective
Abstract
With the rapid change of Internet technology, new media has been deeply integrated into peoples daily life and become an indispensable and important element, especially for the group of college students, new media is the main platform for them to obtain information
and communicate and interact. However, in the virtual world of online social networking, the anonymity and virtuality of online social networking make them prone to uncertainty and insecurity in their interactions, and college students are faced with unprecedented social pressure
and anxiety, which can easily make them fall into self-doubt and anxiety. Therefore, this study explores the causes of college students online
social anxiety under the threshold of new media and the influence of social media dependence on social media self-presentation, with a view
to alleviating college students group online social anxiety.
and communicate and interact. However, in the virtual world of online social networking, the anonymity and virtuality of online social networking make them prone to uncertainty and insecurity in their interactions, and college students are faced with unprecedented social pressure
and anxiety, which can easily make them fall into self-doubt and anxiety. Therefore, this study explores the causes of college students online
social anxiety under the threshold of new media and the influence of social media dependence on social media self-presentation, with a view
to alleviating college students group online social anxiety.
Keywords
Online social anxiety; Online socialization; College student population; Media dependency theory
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/frim.v2i4.4338
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