Gender as a moderator of the relationship between Facebook® addiction and self-efficacy for learning in a college sample: the mediating effect of deliberative belief

Chun-wen Lin ()
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Chun-wen Lin: National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2018, vol. 52, issue 6, No 2, 2435-2454

Abstract: Abstract The present study explores the mediating role of deliberative belief and the moderating role of gender on the relationships between Facebook® addiction and self-efficacy for learning among 690 college students. Self-administered questionnaires, including a Facebook® Addiction Scale, a Deliberative Belief Scale and a Self-efficacy for Learning Scale were utilized to collect the data. The results indicated that there was a negatively significant relationship between Facebook® addiction and deliberative belief (β = − 0.25, p

Keywords: Facebook® addiction; Deliberative belief; Self-efficacy for learning; Structural equation modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s11135-017-0576-6

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