认知性社会资本与主观幸福感:智能时代数字不平等的影响因素——基于CGSS数据的实证分析

杨雅, 苏芳, 喻国明

国际新闻界 ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (3) : 109-130.

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认知性社会资本与主观幸福感:智能时代数字不平等的影响因素——基于CGSS数据的实证分析

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Cognitive Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being: The Crux to Digital Inequality in the Artificial Intelligent Era—Evidence from CGSS Data

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本研究意图兼顾结构性与能动性因素,探索主客观相对不平等维度对数字不平等的影响,基于中国综合社会调查(CGSS 2017)数据,分析结构性社会资本、认知性社会资本、相对剥夺和主观幸福感影响数字不平等的程度、路径与群体差异。数据分析发现,认知性社会资本和主观幸福感是影响感知数字不平等的关键因素,其中,认知性社会资本显著负向预测数字不平等,在男性或者青年群体中更为显著;主观幸福感同样显著负向预测数字不平等,在女性或者青年群体中表现显著;相对剥夺与结构性社会资本影响不显著。因此,研究认为,数字不平等是一个多视角、多维度、多阶段的议题,在确定增进数字平等的干预措施时,需要从长期视角,结合社会与技术发展前景与预测,整体考虑多方因素如主客观社会资本、心理资本等,采取多主体、多层面、多维度的综合性措施。

Abstract

The study aimed to explore the impact of relatively objective and subjective dimensions on digital inequality, considering both structural and agency factors. Based on data from the China General Social Survey (CGSS 2017), the study analyzed the degree, pathways, and group discrepancies of how structural social capital, cognitive social capital, relative deprivation, and subjective well-being affect digital inequality. It revealed that cognitive social capital and subjective well-being were elemental factors affecting perceived digital inequality, among which cognitive social capital significantly negatively predicted digital inequality, particularly in male or youth groups; and subjective well-being also significantly negatively predicted digital inequality, particularly among women or young people; while the relative deprivation and structural social capital had no significant impact. Therefore, it suggests that digital inequality should be a multi-perspective, multi-dimensional, and multi-stage issue. When determining intervention measures to enhance digital equality, it is necessary to take a long-term perspective, combine social and technological development prospects and predictions, and consider integrated factors as a whole, such as subjective and objective social capital, psychological capital, and adopt comprehensive measures with multiple subjects, levels, and dimensions.

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数字(不)平等 / 认知性社会资本 / 结构性社会资本 / 相对剥夺 / 主观幸福感

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Digital (in)equality / cognitive social capital / structural social capital / relative deprivation / subjective well-being

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杨雅, 苏芳, 喻国明. 认知性社会资本与主观幸福感:智能时代数字不平等的影响因素——基于CGSS数据的实证分析[J]. 国际新闻界. 2025, 47(3): 109-130
YANG Ya, SU Fang, YU Guoming. Cognitive Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being: The Crux to Digital Inequality in the Artificial Intelligent Era—Evidence from CGSS Data[J]. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication. 2025, 47(3): 109-130

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基金

国家社科基金一般项目“生成式人工智能背景下数字不平等的评测指标体系及其价值效用研究”(24BXW041)
感谢北京师范大学新闻传播学院学术拔尖创新人才支持计划

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