Internet altruistic behavior and subjective well-being: Self-efficacy as a mediator

• Xianliang Zheng

  Gannan Normal University

• Yaqin Wang

  Gannan Normal University

• Lei Xu

  Shanghai Normal University

We explored the mediating effect of self-efficacy in the association between Internet altruistic behavior (IAB) and subjective well-being (SWB). Chinese middle school students (N = 467; 216 boys and 251 girls, age range = 12–16 years) completed the Index of Well-Being, the Internet Altruistic Behavior Scale, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale. The results indicated that both IAB and self-efficacy had positive effects on SWB, and IAB affected SWB indirectly via self-efficacy, which showed that self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between IAB and SWB. The results extend knowledge of how IAB functions.

1. Xianliang Zheng, Gannan Normal University
   School of Educational Science
2. Yaqin Wang, Gannan Normal University
   School of Educational Science
3. Lei Xu, Shanghai Normal University
   College of Education

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