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Online Social Interaction, Neighborhood Perception, and the Mediating Role of Social Capital in Charitable Giving for Seriously Ill Patients: Cross-Sectional Study.
| Τίτλος: | Online Social Interaction, Neighborhood Perception, and the Mediating Role of Social Capital in Charitable Giving for Seriously Ill Patients: Cross-Sectional Study. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Chen J; School of Geography and Environmental Sciences (School of Karst Science), Guizhou Normal University, Huaxi University Town, Guian New District, Guiyang, 550025, China, 86 13765109063.; School of Tourism and Air Service, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, China., Hu J; School of Geography and Environmental Sciences (School of Karst Science), Guizhou Normal University, Huaxi University Town, Guian New District, Guiyang, 550025, China, 86 13765109063., Yang Y; School of International Tourism and Culture, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China., Du F; School of Geography and Environmental Sciences (School of Karst Science), Guizhou Normal University, Huaxi University Town, Guian New District, Guiyang, 550025, China, 86 13765109063., Li X; Faculty of Geography, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of medical Internet research [J Med Internet Res] 2026 Jun 26; Vol. 28, pp. e85573. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 26. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: JMIR Publications Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 100959882 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1438-8871 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14388871 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Internet Res Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: <2011- > : Toronto : JMIR Publications Original Publication: [Pittsburgh, PA? : s.n., 1999- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Social Capital* , Social Interaction* , Residence Characteristics* , Charities* , Neighborhood Characteristics* , Internet* , Interpersonal Relations*, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; China |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Online public welfare and donation-based crowdfunding have rapidly expanded, motivating individuals to engage in charitable giving through digital platforms. However, the influence of online social interactions and offline neighborhood perceptions on donation behavior remains underexplored. Objective: This study investigates how online social interactions influence individuals' intentions to donate to patients with serious illness, focusing on the mediating roles of bridging and bonding social capital and the moderating effect of neighborhood perception. It integrates online and offline social contexts to explain donation behavior. Methods: Data were collected from individuals recruited through the "3C" (Caring for Children with Cancer) Health Care Volunteer Community in Guizhou, China. Validated scales were used to measure online social interaction, social capital, donation intention, and neighborhood perception. A total of 450 valid responses were obtained between August and October 2023, with a 91.46% response rate. Results: Online social interaction was positively associated with donation intention (β=0.37, P<.01). It significantly predicted both bridging social capital (β=0.45, P<.01) and bonding social capital (β=0.54, P<.01), which in turn were positively associated with donation intention (β=0.48 and β=0.54, respectively, P<.01). Bridging social capital partially mediated this relationship, whereas bonding social capital showed a stronger mediating effect. Neighborhood perception significantly moderated the relationship between online social interaction and both bridging (β=0.17, P<.01) and bonding social capital (β=0.18, P<.01). Furthermore, moderated mediation analysis showed that the indirect effects were stronger at higher levels of neighborhood perception (bridging: β=0.278; bonding: β=0.340) than at lower levels (bridging: β=0.150; bonding: β=0.181). The indices of moderated mediation were significant for both bridging (β=0.080, 95% CI 0.021-0.142) and bonding social capital (β=0.100, 95% CI 0.040-0.162). Conclusions: Online social interaction was associated with increased donation intentions to patients with serious illness via bridging and bonding social capital, with bonding ties fully and bridging ties partially mediating the effect. Neighborhood perception strengthened these pathways, indicating that offline social context can amplify the impact of online engagement on charitable giving. These findings highlight the importance of integrating digital interaction and offline social context in promoting health-related charitable giving. (© Jie Chen, Junzhang Hu, Yang Yang, Fangjuan Du, Xuelian Li. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (https://www.jmir.org).) |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: bonding social capital; bridging social capital; donation; neighborhood perception; online social interaction; seriously ill patients |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260626 Date Completed: 20260627 Latest Revision: 20260726 |
| Update Code: | 20260726 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13309066 |
| DOI: | 10.2196/85573 |
| PMID: | 42361345 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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