Author(s)

HuSheng Xu^1*, JiaWen Xu²

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Police Management, Jiangsu Police Institute, Nanjing 210031, Jiangsu, China.

²Jiangsu Key Lab of Remote Measurement and Control, School of Instrument Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu, China.

Corresponding Author

HuSheng Xu

ABSTRACT

China’s social media development is attracting scholars to shift their research topics from international to domestic. Researchers bring negative comments on platforms such as "Xuexi Qiangguo". Our study focuses on general situation of young college students using of social media, as well as aim to understand perceived stress, job values and knowledge sharing. We selected senior cadets of police college, who are young undergraduate students, and also have an important mission of political capacity building. Based on the previous questionnaire and statistic methods, our research found that students using "Xuexi Qiangguo" social media app more correlated to less stress, higher commitment to police work, and more knowledge sharing in prosocial, self-efficacy and real-world behaviors. Our research shows high correlation between using of the "Xuexi Qiangguo" and better students. It also provides frameworks for exploring the app's education function to young students.

KEYWORDS

Xuexi Qiangguo; Perceived stress; Job value; Knowledge sharing

CITE THIS PAPER

HuSheng Xu, JiaWen Xu. Exploring the association between social media use and prosocial behavior in police cadets. Trends in Social Sciences and Humanities Research. 2025, 3(8): 1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/tsshr3198.

REFERENCES

[1]Van Dijck J, Poell T, De Waal M. The platform society: Public values in a connective world. Oxford University Press, 2018.

[2]Crump J. What are the police doing on Twitter? Social media, the police and the public. Policy & internet, 2011, 3(4): 1-27.

[3]Hu X, Lovrich N P. Social media and the police: A study of organizational characteristics associated with the use of social media. Policing: An International Journal, 2019, 42(4): 654-670.

[4]Grimmelikhuijsen S G, Meijer A J. Does Twitter increase perceived police legitimacy?. Public administration review, 2015, 75(4): 598-607.

[5]Beshears M L. Effectiveness of police social media use. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2017, 42: 489-501.

[6]International Association of Chiefs of Police. IACP Social Media Survey, IACP, Alexandria, VA. 2015. https://www.datacivilrights.org/pubs/2015-1027/Social_Media_Surveillance_and_Law_Enforcement.pdf

[7]De Kloet J, Poell T, Guohua Z, et al. The platformization of Chinese society: Infrastructure, governance, and practice. Chinese Journal of Communication, 2019, 12(3): 249-256.

[8]Van Dijck J, Poell T. Social media platforms and education. The SAGE handbook of social media, 2018, 579-591.

[9]Hu Y, Xu A, Hong Y, et al. Generating business intelligence through social media analytics: Measuring brand personality with consumer-, employee-, and firm-generated content. Journal of Management Information Systems, 2019, 36(3): 893-930.

[10]Zhang S I. Media and conflict in the social media era in China. Springer Singapore, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7635-5.

[11]Liang F, Das V, Kostyuk N, et al. Constructing a data‐driven society: China's social credit system as a state surveillance infrastructure. Policy & Internet, 2018, 10(4): 415-453.

[12]Hou J, Ndasauka Y, Jiang Y, et al. Excessive use of WeChat, social interaction and locus of control among college students in China. PloS one, 2017, 12(8): e0183633.

[13]Kaye D B V, Chen X, Zeng J. The co-evolution of two Chinese mobile short video apps: Parallel platformization of Douyin and TikTok. Mobile Media & Communication, 2021, 9(2): 229-253.

[14]Yin Y, Fung A. Youth online cultural participation and Bilibili: An alternative form of democracy in China?. Digital media integration for participatory democracy. IGI Global, 2017, 130-154.

[15]Chen X, Valdovinos Kaye D B, Zeng J. # PositiveEnergy Douyin: Constructing “playful patriotism” in a Chinese short-video application. Chinese Journal of Communication, 2021, 14(1): 97-117.

[16]Lin J, de Kloet J. Platformization of the unlikely creative class: Kuaishou and Chinese digital cultural production. Social Media+ Society, 2019, 5(4). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305119883430.

[17]Plantin J C, De Seta G. WeChat as infrastructure: The techno-nationalist shaping of Chinese digital platforms. Chinese Journal of Communication, 2019, 12(3): 257-273.

[18]Wang W Y, Lobato R. Chinese video streaming services in the context of global platform studies. Chinese Journal of Communication, 2019, 12(3): 356-371.

[19]Lu A J, Xu X. " Learning for the Rise of China": Exploring Uses and Gratifications of State-Owned Online Platform. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 2020, 4(CSCW1): 1-25.

[20]Hong Tao, Zhao Xiaowen. "Study the Great Nation": A New Front for Moral Education in Higher Education Institutions. Middle School Political Teaching Reference, 2021(19): 59-61.

[21]Huang Chunmei, Qiu Weiyan. Innovation of Online Ideological and Political Education in Higher Vocational Colleges from the Perspective of "Study the Great Nation". Education and Vocation, 2020(12): 109-112.

[22]Zhang Li, Xu Qinfa, Lai Yuanni. Research on the Ideological and Political Education Function of "Study the Great Nation". China Higher Education, 2020(Z1): 33-35.

[23]Ye Ting. Innovation of Ideological and Political Course Teaching in Higher Education Institutions Based on "Study the Great Nation" APP. School Party Building and Ideological Education, 2019(14): 43-45.

[24]Rogach N. Review of patriotic education in a global age by Randall Curren and Charles Dorn. Stud Philos Educ, 2019, 38, 669-674. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-019-09677-w.

[25]Cohen S, Janicki‐Deverts D. Who's stressed? Distributions of psychological stress in the United States in probability samples from 1983, 2006, and 2009 1. Journal of applied social psychology, 2012, 42(6): 1320-1334.

[26]Wang Q, Chen W, Liang Y. The Effects of Social Media on College Students. Johnson & Wales University. 2011.

[27]Mao H, Zhang B, Peng Y, et al. The relationship between negative life events and wechat addiction among chinese college students: the roles of maladaptive cognition toward wechat and rumination. Current Psychology, 2023, 42(16): 13711-13720.

[28]Crank J P, Caldero M A. Police Ethics: The Corruption of Noble Cause, Cincinnati. OH: Anderson, 2000.

[29]Daehlen M. Job values, gender and profession: A comparative study of the transition from school to work. Journal of Education and Work, 2007, 20(2): 107-121.

[30]Ghazinour M, Lauritz L E, Du Preez E, et al. An investigation of mental health and personality in Swedish police trainees upon entry to the police academy. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 2010, 25, 34-42.

[31]Raganella A J, White M D. Race, gender, and motivation for becoming a police officer: Implications for building a representative police department. Journal of criminal justice, 2004, 32(6): 501-513.

[32]Moon B, Hwang E G. The reasons for choosing a career in policing among South Korean police cadets. Journal of Criminal Justice, 2004, 32(3): 223-229.

[33]Hartung P J, Fouad N A, Leong F T L, et al. Individualism-collectivism: Links to occupational plans and work values. Journal of Career Assessment, 2010, 18(1): 34-45.

[34]Leuty M E, Hansen J I C. Building evidence of validity: The relation between work values, interests, personality, and personal values. Journal of Career Assessment, 2013, 21(2): 175-189.

[35]Lyons H Z, O'Brien K M. The role of person-environment fit in the job satisfaction and tenure intentions of African American employees. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2006, 53(4): 387.

[36]Duggan M, Brenner J. The demographics of social media users, 2012. Washington, DC: Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, 2013.

[37]Jer Yuen T, Shaheen Majid M. Knowledge‐sharing patterns of undergraduate students in Singapore. Library Review, 2007, 56(6): 485-494.

[38]Ahmad F, Karim M. Impacts of knowledge sharing: a review and directions for future research. Journal of workplace learning, 2019, 31(3): 207-230.

[39]Sundstrom A, Wolming S. Swedish student police officers’ job values and relationships with gender and educational background. Police Practice and Research, 2014, 15(1): 35-47.

[40]Tseng F C, Kuo F Y. A study of social participation and knowledge sharing in the teachers' online professional community of practice. Computers & education, 2014, 72, 37-47.

[41]Creemers R. Cyber China: Upgrading propaganda, public opinion work and social management for the twenty-first century. Journal of contemporary China, 2017, 26(103): 85-100.

[42]Han B. Social media burnout: definition, measurement instrument, and why we care. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 2018, 58(2): 122-130.

[43]Leibold J. Surveillance in China’s Xinjiang region: Ethnic sorting, coercion, and inducement. Journal of contemporary China, 2020, 29(121): 46-60.

[44]Liang F, Chen Y, Zhao F. The platformization of propaganda: How Xuexi Qiangguo expands persuasion and assesses citizens in China. International Journal of Communication, 2021, 15, 20.

[45]Qi Minghui. The Impact of Excessive Use of Mobile Short Videos on College Students' Vigilance and Attention. Yangzhou University, 2023.

[46]Ryan R M, Deci E L. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions. Contemporary educational psychology, 2000, 25(1): 54-67.

[47]Spreitzer G M, Porath C. Self-determination as nutriment for thriving: Building an integrative model of human growth at work. The Oxford handbook of work engagement, motivation, and self-determination theory, 2014, 90, 245-258.

[48]Lin N, Fu Y C, Hsung R M. Measurement techniques for investigations of social capital. Social capital: Theory and research, 2001, 4, 57-81.

[49]Trotschel R, Gollwitzer P M. Implementation intentions and the willful pursuit of prosocial goals in negotiations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 2007, 43(4): 579-598.

[50]Cho H, Chen M H, Chung S. Testing an integrative theoretical model of knowledge‐sharing behavior in the context of Wikipedia. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2010, 61(6): 1198-1212.

[51]Blau P M. Social exchange. International encyclopedia of the social sciences, 1968, 7(4): 452-457.

[52]Bandura A. Self-efficacy: The foundation of agency. In W. J. Perrig & A. Grob (Eds.), Control of human behavior, mental processes, and consciousness: Essays in honor of the 60th birthday of August Flammer. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2000, 17-33.

[53]Dawis R V. The Minnesota Theory of Work Adjustment. In S. D. Brown & R. W. Lent (Eds.), Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005, 3-23.

[54]Jin J, Rounds J. Stability and change in work values: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012, 80(2): 326-339.