Growing as social beings: How social media use for college sports is associated with college students’ group identity and collective self-esteem

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Highlights：

• Social media use for college sports is positively related to college-group identity.

• The use of social media for sports is also positively associated with collective self-esteem.

• There is a mediating role of network heterogeneity on group identity/collective self-esteem.

• Non-White students show higher levels of group identity when interacting with diverse others.

摘要

•Social media use for college sports is positively related to college-group identity.•The use of social media for sports is also positively associated with collective self-esteem.•There is a mediating role of network heterogeneity on group identity/collective self-esteem.•Non-White students show higher levels of group identity when interacting with diverse others.

论文关键词：Social media,College sports,Network heterogeneity,Group identity,Collective self-esteem,Social identity theory

论文评审过程：Received 20 August 2018, Revised 14 February 2019, Accepted 16 March 2019, Available online 18 March 2019, Version of Record 2 April 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.03.016