The ability and self-efficacy to utilize the internet and technological devices has become critical during the COVID-19 pandemic. By examining the role of on- and offline social capital as a moderator in the relationship between technological self-efficacy (TSE) and subjective well-being, this study aims to contribute to the understanding of whether the social compensation or social enhancement hypotheses explain the well-being of immigrants in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed data from the 2020 Digital Divide Survey of immigrants (n = 700) and native-born Koreans (n = 6,910) aged ≥18 years. In the ordinary least squares regression model, subjective well-being (SWB) was the dependent variable and TSE was the independent variable. Online social capital, including bonding and bridging, was the moderating variable. Moreover, we tested the moderated moderation of nativity and on- and offline social capital. The results showed that bonding and bridging on- and offline social capital played a positive role in the SWB of both immigrants and native-born Koreans; bridging played a greater role among immigrants than among native-born Koreans. Furthermore, the interaction between TSE and online bonding social capital has a stronger association with the SWB of immigrants, as supported by the moderated moderation model. In line with the social enhancement hypothesis, immigrants with more online bonding social capital showed a stronger positive association between TSE and subjective well-being. Our results suggest that culturally adapted technological education for immigrants can be tailored to meet their unique needs and experiences.

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增强还是补偿？线上和线下社会资本和技术自我效能感对移民和本地人主观幸福感的影响。


在 COVID-19 大流行期间，利用互联网和技术设备的能力和自我效能感变得至关重要。通过研究线上和线下社会资本在技术自我效能感 （TSE） 与主观幸福感之间关系中作为调节因素的作用，本研究旨在帮助理解社会补偿或社会增强假说是否解释了 COVID-19 大流行期间韩国移民的福祉。我们分析了 2020 年数字鸿沟调查的数据，调查对象是 ≥18 岁的移民 （n = 700） 和土生土长的韩国人 （n = 6,910）。在普通最小二乘回归模型中，主观幸福感 （SWB） 是因变量，TSE 是自变量。在线社交资本，包括联系和桥接，是调节变量。此外，我们测试了耶稣诞生以及线上和线下社会资本的调节。结果表明，线上和线下社会资本的联系和桥梁在移民和土生土长的韩国人的 SWB 中都起了积极作用;桥接在移民中发挥的作用比在土生土长的韩国人中更大。此外，TSE 和在线联系社会资本之间的互动与移民的 SWB 有更强的关联，这得到了调节调节模型的支持。与社会增强假说一致，拥有更多在线纽带社会资本的移民在 TSE 和主观幸福感之间显示出更强的正相关。我们的结果表明，可以为移民量身定制适应文化的技术教育，以满足他们的独特需求和经历。