Online social support and group identification: Influence on health complaints and life satisfaction

Authors

  • Gabriela Topa Cantisano Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
  • Juan Antonio Morales Díaz Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
  • Juan Antonio Moriano
  • Marina Beléndez Vázquez Universidad de Alicante

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/ap.7.1.207

Keywords:

Online social support, computer mediated communication, group identification

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the relationships between both online social support and group identification with health complaints and life satisfaction. Participants were 500 adult exam applicants for Secondary and Primary Education professor positions, who participate in a specific forum on the Web. A mediation model was tested using Structural Equation Modeling analysis. Our data showed that online social support partially mediates the effects of emotional exhaustion on health complaints and life satisfaction. At the same time, effects of group identification are totally mediated by online social support. Finally, results and avenues for future research are discussed.

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Author Biographies

Gabriela Topa Cantisano, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Departamento de Psicología Social y de las Organizaciones

Juan Antonio Morales Díaz, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Madrid. Dirección de Área Territorial Sur

Juan Antonio Moriano

Departamento de Psicología Social y de las Organizaciones

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How to Cite

Topa Cantisano, G., Morales Díaz, J. A., Moriano, J. A., & Beléndez Vázquez, M. (2012). Online social support and group identification: Influence on health complaints and life satisfaction. Acción Psicológica, 7(1), 53–64. https://doi.org/10.5944/ap.7.1.207

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2010): Psychology and Internet

Section

Artículos del monográfico [Monograph´s articles]