Does more support mean more literacy? The relationship and mechanisms between digital support and college students’ digital literacy

This study explores the relationship between digital support and digital literacy in college contexts, emphasizing the important role of individual factors in this connection. The findings contribute to a systematic understanding of how environmental factors influence individual competence, provide empirical support for digital literacy research, and offer actionable insights for improving digital literacy in higher education. It is noteworthy that the research methods used in this study were based on self-reports, which may not accurately reveal causal relationships. Future research could improve the applicability and generalizability of the findings by adopting multimodal approaches.