On The Application Of "Empathy" In Network Communication Of College Students

Network society provides people with a new social space,and network communication has become an important form of interpersonal communication for college students.In the face of all sorts of potential risks existing in the network communication,it is of fundamental significance to arouse empathy in college students,in an attempt to help them strike a balance between rationality and sensibility and learn how to better understand others.This act is a premise for college students to establish good values and to step into the society;it motivates college students to play a positive role in network communication,and represents as a guarantee to construct a safe and stable network space.The study is conducted by means of literature research,observational method,qualitative and quantitative analysis,dialectical analysis and so on,with college students as the object.The paper is divided into four parts as follows: The first part is the introduction.It mainly deals with the background and significance of the research.After a clear explanation of the research method,literature review is made on the existing studies from both home and abroad about empathy in network communication.Meanwhile,innovative points and disadvantages of those papers are clarified.The second part makes a detailed analysis on the theories related to empathy and network communication.With a basic knowledge of relevant concepts about empathy and network communication,a discussion is made on the relationship between empathy and positive network communication from the four aspects: empathy along with the subject,the object,the media and the environment of network.In the third part,the current application of "empathy" in the network communication as well as the reasons why problems arise is discussed.Problems related to the application of empathy include empathy deficit,empathy fatigue,empathy imbalance and empathy misuse.Reasons underlying these problems,in terms of individuals,families,schools and media,are elaborated.In the fourth part,strategies to develop empathy in promotion of the positive network communication of college students are raised.In reaction to the existing problems and reasons related to the application of empathy in network communication,strategies are proposed from four aspects-college students' knowledge about network media,family education,guidance from schools as well as the development of empathy in construction of a stable and safe network space.