The Influence of Social Exclusion on College Students' Sense of Gain: A Moderated Mediation Model

Qiuping Hui; Yongshuai Li; Xuefei Li; Yan Qiao

doi:10.47297/wspiedWSP2516-250031.20261002

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The Influence of Social Exclusion on College Students' Sense of Gain: A Moderated Mediation Model

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The Influence of Social Exclusion on College Students' Sense of Gain: A Moderated Mediation Model
The Influence of Social Exclusion on College Students' Sense of Gain: A Moderated Mediation Model
1.School of Educational Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, Henan, 464000, China
2.College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, 464000, China
Vol. 10, Issue 2, Pages: 148-153(2026)
Published：28 February 2026
DOI：10.47297/wspiedWSP2516-250031.20261002
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Hui Qiuping,Li Yongshuai,Li Xuefei,et al.The Influence of Social Exclusion on College Students' Sense of Gain: A Moderated Mediation Model[J].Journal of International Education and Development,2026,10(02):148-153.
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Hui Qiuping,Li Yongshuai,Li Xuefei,et al.The Influence of Social Exclusion on College Students' Sense of Gain: A Moderated Mediation Model[J].Journal of International Education and Development,2026,10(02):148-153. DOI： 10.47297/wspiedWSP2516-250031.20261002.

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In order to explore the relationship between social exclusion

Psychological capital

phubbing and sense of gain

101 college students completed measures of demographic information

the Social Exclusion Scale

the Phubbing Scale

the Psychological Capital Scale

and the Sense of Gain Scale. Results showed that social exclusion significantly and negatively predicted college students' sense of gain; social exclusion also significantly reduced psychological capital

which in turn was positively associated with a sense of gain

indicating a partial mediating effect of psychological capital in the relationship between social exclusion and sense of gain; and moderated mediation analysis further revealed that phubbing moderated the effect of social exclusion on psychological capital. Specifically

phubbing served as a compensatory function

buffering the negative impact of social exclusion on psychological capital.

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