Well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China

TikTok is a prevalent social media video application used in contemporary society, which has appealed great interest from the young people. This study examined the level of overall well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China as guided by the PERMA theory of well-being. This study adopte...

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Main Authors: Lian, Tang, Omar, Siti Zobidah, Bolong, Jusang, Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102626/
https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/13877/Well-being-in-Using-TikTok-amongst-Young-People-in-China
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1026262024-02-21T03:11:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102626/ Well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China Lian, Tang Omar, Siti Zobidah Bolong, Jusang Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza TikTok is a prevalent social media video application used in contemporary society, which has appealed great interest from the young people. This study examined the level of overall well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China as guided by the PERMA theory of well-being. This study adopted a quantitative approach via questionnaire survey to collect data. A sample of 405 young people participated in the survey. Data analysis was performed based on both descriptive and inferential analysis. The results showed that the majority of young people reported a high level of comprehensive well-being in using TikTok. Specifically, the domains, which included positive emotion that contributed the highest towards the overall well-being, while the meaning domain contributed the lowest. Additionally, the findings revealed that young people with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) presented a lower level of well-being compared to other groups of education level. This study suggested that the operators of TikTok platform should perfect the functions and strengthen by vetting the quality of video contents on TikTok to increase the level of users’ well-being. The results are also beneficial to the Chinese government, which could provide references to the government to implement strategies on youth development through the TikTok platform. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022-06 Article PeerReviewed Lian, Tang and Omar, Siti Zobidah and Bolong, Jusang and Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza (2022) Well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12 (6). 518 - 532. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/13877/Well-being-in-Using-TikTok-amongst-Young-People-in-China 10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i6/13877
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description TikTok is a prevalent social media video application used in contemporary society, which has appealed great interest from the young people. This study examined the level of overall well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China as guided by the PERMA theory of well-being. This study adopted a quantitative approach via questionnaire survey to collect data. A sample of 405 young people participated in the survey. Data analysis was performed based on both descriptive and inferential analysis. The results showed that the majority of young people reported a high level of comprehensive well-being in using TikTok. Specifically, the domains, which included positive emotion that contributed the highest towards the overall well-being, while the meaning domain contributed the lowest. Additionally, the findings revealed that young people with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) presented a lower level of well-being compared to other groups of education level. This study suggested that the operators of TikTok platform should perfect the functions and strengthen by vetting the quality of video contents on TikTok to increase the level of users’ well-being. The results are also beneficial to the Chinese government, which could provide references to the government to implement strategies on youth development through the TikTok platform.
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author Lian, Tang
Omar, Siti Zobidah
Bolong, Jusang
Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza
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Omar, Siti Zobidah
Bolong, Jusang
Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza
Well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China
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Omar, Siti Zobidah
Bolong, Jusang
Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza
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title Well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China
title_short Well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China
title_full Well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China
title_fullStr Well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China
title_full_unstemmed Well-being in using TikTok amongst young people in China
title_sort well-being in using tiktok amongst young people in china
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102626/
https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/13877/Well-being-in-Using-TikTok-amongst-Young-People-in-China
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