Attitude towards technology, social media usage and grade-point average as predictors of global citizenship identification in Filipino university students

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Behavioral Sciences

Document Type

Article

Source Title

International Journal of Psychology

Volume

52

Issue

3

First Page

213

Last Page

219

Publication Date

6-1-2017

Abstract

We examine the influence of a positive attitude towards technology, number of social media network memberships and grade-point average (GPA) on global citizenship identification antecedents and outcomes. Students (N = 3628) at a university in the Philippines completed a survey assessing the above constructs. The results showed that attitude towards technology, number of social network site memberships and GPA-predicted global citizenship identification, and subsequent prosocial outcomes (e.g. intergroup helping, responsibility to act for the betterment of the world), through the perception that valued others prescribe a global citizen identity (normative environment) and perceived knowledge of the world and felt interconnectedness with others (global awareness). The results highlight the associations between technology and academic performance with a global identity and associated values. © 2015 International Union of Psychological Science

html

Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1002/ijop.12200

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

World citizenship; Cultural awareness; Social values--Philippines; Social media--Philippines; College students--Philippines—Attitudes

Upload File

wf_no

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS