Table 10 Subgroup analysis results.

From: The impact of online social interaction on college students’ socio-emotional competence mediated by bonding social capital

Group

Path

Effect

95% CI

SE

LLCI

ULCI

Male

Indirect effect(OSI→BSC→SEC)

0.027

0.009

0.101

0.023

Direct effect(OSI→SEC)

−0.005

−0.055

0.044

0.025

Total effect

0.021

−0.032

0.075

0.027

Female

Indirect effect(OSI→BSC→SEC)

0.019

−0.000

0.085

0.022

Direct effect(OSI→SEC)

0.020

−0.025

0.065

0.023

Total effect

0.039

−0.010

0.089

0.025

Urban

Indirect effect(OSI→BSC→SEC)

0.018

−0.006

0.084

0.023

Direct effect(OSI→SEC)

0.000

−0.044

0.044

0.022

Total effect

0.018

−0.030

0.066

0.024

Rural

Indirect effect(OSI→BSC→SEC)

0.025

0.015

0.096

0.021

Direct effect(OSI→SEC)

0.019

−0.035

0.074

0.027

Total effect

0.045

−0.011

0.101

0.028

  1. OSI: online social interaction; BSC: bonding social capital; SEC: socio-emotional competence.