Attitude towards technology, social media usage and grade‐point average as predictors of global citizenship identification in Filipino University Students

• Published in: International journal of psychology Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 213 - 219
• Main Authors: Lee, Romeo B., Baring, Rito, Maria, Madelene Sta, Reysen, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.06.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Adolescent; Attitude - ethnology; Attitudes; Citizenship; College students; Connectedness; Education - trends; Female; Global awareness; Global citizenship; GPA; Humans; Identification; Identity; Male; Perception; Philippines; Philippino; Prosocial behavior; Prosocial values; Social media; Social Media - trends; Social networks; Students; Surveys and Questionnaires; Technology; Universities; University students; GPA; Global citizenship; Prosocial values; Global awareness; Social media
• ISSN: 0020-7594; 1464-066X
• DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12200

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.