The Impact of Internet Culture on College Students' Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Information Literacy

In the conditions of the rapid development of Information Technologies, online culture has firmly entered the life of students. This article discusses the impact of internet culture on students ' mental health and the temporary effect of Information Literacy. Hierarchical random sampling selected 1,200 students from five domestic universities to conduct the questionnaire. The scale covers many aspects such as online cultural contacts, information literacy, and mental health. The collected data are analyzed using the model of structural equations and the method of regression analysis. Data shows that online culture will have a significant impact on students ' mental health, and its positive and negative effects coexist. High-quality educational resources and positive social interaction online are positive factors that can improve mental health; while harmful information shocks, such as rumors and excessive fun, can easily aggravate negative emotions and cause an increased risk of symptoms, including anxiety or depression. Overall, the greater ability to recognize and apply information helps to maintain a more optimistic state of mental health through the effective identification and use of positive network resources and the removal of unwanted disruptions in information, and therefore finds that information literacy plays an important role in regulating the above relationships. This study not only expands the cognitive depth of the relationship model between online culture and health psychology, but provides a new direction and enlightening value for effective ways to use enhanced information opportunities to solve potential problems at a practical level of Education.