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"Dazi socializing" among young netizens: The roles of perceived value and online interpersonal trust in companion-based social interaction.
| Title: | "Dazi socializing" among young netizens: The roles of perceived value and online interpersonal trust in companion-based social interaction. |
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| Authors: | Zhang K; School of Communication, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China. Electronic address: kzhang@suda.edu.cn., Xie Y; School of Communication, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China., Han W; School of Communication, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China., Li Y; School of Communication, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China., Gao B; School of Communication, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China. Electronic address: bwgao@suda.edu.cn. |
| Source: | Acta psychologica [Acta Psychol (Amst)] 2026 Aug; Vol. 268, pp. 107248. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 17. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: North Holland Publishing Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 0370366 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6297 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00016918 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acta Psychol (Amst) Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Amsterdam : North Holland Publishing Original Publication: The Hague. |
| MeSH Terms: | Trust*/psychology , Social Interaction* , Interpersonal Relations* , Social Perception*, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Digital Media ; China ; Intention |
| Abstract: | Companion-based social interaction has become an emerging form of lightweight digital sociality among young Chinese users. Existing studies have mainly discussed its social background and cultural meanings, but less attention has been paid to the psychological mechanisms underlying users' participation intention. Drawing on the Stimulus-Organism-Response framework, this study examines how platform-level conditions and individual predispositions are associated with companion-seeking intention through perceived value. Platform information quality and social affordance are treated as environmental antecedents related to perceived functional value, while extraversion and social motivation are treated as individual antecedents related to perceived emotional value. Online interpersonal trust is further introduced as a moderating factor. The findings show that perceived functional value and perceived emotional value link antecedent factors to behavioral intention. Online interpersonal trust weakens several antecedent-to-value relationships, suggesting that trust may reduce users' reliance on other evaluative cues. This study clarifies the value-based mechanism of companion-based social interaction and extends the application of the SOR framework to lightweight digital social contexts. (Copyright © 2026 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Companion-based social interaction; Digital youth behavior; Online interpersonal trust; Perceived value; SOR model |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260617 Date Completed: 20260724 Latest Revision: 20260724 |
| Update Code: | 20260724 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107248 |
| PMID: | 42308904 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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