Moderating Effect of Parents’ Anxiety about Their Children’s Education between Parent WeChat Group Use and Online Support among Chinese Parents

Studies in Media and Communication Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI:10.11114/smc.v12i2.6750

Wang Peng, Sharifah Sofiah Syed Zainudin, Nurul Ain Mohd Hasan, Liu Lu

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Previous studies have investigated the influence of social media as a digital resource for parental support. However, little research is available regarding parent WeChat groups and their impact in providing online parenting support. Given that parents in China frequently have specific anxiety around their children's education, this is an important research area. Thus, this study examines the moderating effect of Parents’ Anxiety about Their Children’s Education (PAE) in the relationship between parents WeChat group use and online support. Using a sample of primary school parents (N = 493), the study found a positive association between parents WeChat group use and online support. The results indicated that PAE moderated the association between parents WeChat group engagement and online support, but not for the relationship between parents WeChat group intensity and online support. This study contributes to expanding the literature in WeChat group use, online support and PAE in East Asian countries with similar social and cultural contexts.

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家长对子女教育的焦虑在家长微信群使用与中国家长在线支持之间的调节效应

以往的研究已经调查了社交媒体作为父母支持的数字资源所产生的影响。然而，关于家长微信群及其在提供在线育儿支持方面的影响的研究却很少。鉴于中国的家长经常会对子女的教育问题产生特定的焦虑，这是一个重要的研究领域。因此，本研究探讨了 "家长对子女教育的焦虑"（PAE）在家长微信群使用和在线支持之间的调节作用。研究以小学家长为样本（N = 493），发现家长微信群使用与在线支持之间存在正相关。结果表明，PAE 调节了家长微信群参与度与在线支持之间的关系，但没有调节家长微信群强度与在线支持之间的关系。本研究有助于扩展具有相似社会和文化背景的东亚国家在微信群使用、在线支持和 PAE 方面的文献。

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