The Correlation Between the Linguistic Features of Social Media in New Media and Psychological Anxiety Among College Students: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Context of Networked Communication

Abstract

To explore the correlation between the linguistic features of social media in new media and psychological anxiety among college students within the context of networked communication, this study surveyed college students from various academic tiers nationwide using a questionnaire. The survey employed scales to measure three key linguistic features of social media in new media—symbolic fragmentation, emotional polarization and catharsis, and performative persona-based stratification (independent variables)—as well as psychological anxiety among college students (dependent variable), mediating variables such as cognitive dissonance, and moderating variables such as the duration of new media use. Empirical research was conducted using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, and interaction effect analysis.