Online exposure to marriage information and marriage expectations of Generation Z in China: The roles of marriage value and relative information exposure.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The marriage expectations of Generation Z youth in China, the main force of marriage currently and over the next decade, are declining. In this study, several moderated mediation models were constructed to explain the effects of online exposure to marriage information on the marriage expectations of Gen Z from an information processing perspective.

Participants and methods

A total of 1,390 questionnaires, based on the Online Exposure to Marriage Information Scale, Relative Information Exposure Scale, Marriage Values Scale, and Marriage Expectation Scale, were collected from Gen Z youth across 31 provincial administrative regions in China. Preliminary data analysis was conducted using SPSS 24.0, and the mediation effect test and moderated mediation effect test were co

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12558505 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature