title: Attitude towards technology, social media usage and grade-point average as predictors of global citizenship identification in Filipino University Students.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences Department, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Romeo B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences Department, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Rito
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baring
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences Department, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Madelene Sta
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Maria
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reysen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology*; D004493:Education / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D010679:Philippines; D061108:Social Media / Q000639:trends*; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013672:Technology; D014495:Universities
keywords: GPA; Global awareness; Global citizenship; Prosocial values; Social media