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- Title
Time-Orientation, Social Media Use, and Coping Style: Cultural Similarities and Differences in How and Why College Students Procrastinate.
- Authors
Ruihang Shen; Meina Liu
- Abstract
This cross-cultural study was designed to assess whether and how motives for social media use and coping styles mediate the effects of time orientation, or concern for future consequences, on procrastination for Chinese and American college students. Results from an online survey of 204 college students in the two cultures showed that time orientation has both direct and indirect effects on procrastination across cultures. This relationship was mediated by motives for social media use, but not coping styles. Specially, concern for future consequences was negatively associated with the motives to use social media for both entertainment and relaxation, and for information to solve problems. Both types of motives were positively associated with procrastination. In addition, although no cultural difference was found in concern for future consequences, Chinese students exhibited more procrastination, and the effect of time orientation on procrastination was more pronounced for Chinese students, compared with American students.
- Publication
China Media Research, 2019, Vol 15, Issue 3, p115
- ISSN
1556-889X
- Publication type
Academic Journal