Table 2.
Summary of mediation analysis.
| Hypothesized relationships | Direct effect | Indirect effect | t | 95% CI | Value of p | Conclusion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLCI | ULCI | ||||||
| H1: NMP → SA | 0.541*** | 16.512 | 0.4768 | 0.6057 | 0.000 | H1 Supported*** | |
| H2.1: NMP → SMTU | 0.231** | 4.597 | 0.1323 | 0.3298 | 0.000 | H2.1 Supported*** | |
| H2.2: NMP → DGB | −0.002 | −0.033 | −0.1237 | 0.1196 | 0.973 | H2.2 Not Supported | |
| H3.1: SMTU → SA | 0.070* | 2.199 | 0.0074 | 0.1322 | 0.028* | H3.1 Supported* | |
| H3.2: DGB → SA | 0.022 | 0.8446 | −0.0289 | 0.0724 | 0.398 | H3.2 Not Supported | |
| H4: NMP → SA | 0.525*** | 15.709 | 0.4594 | 0.5909 | 0.000 | H4.1 Supported *** H4.2 Not Supported | |
| NMP→ | |||||||
| SMTU→ | 0.0161 | 0.0023 | 0.0033 | H4.1: Partial Mediation | |||
| DGB→ | −0.0000 | −0.0042 | 0.0045 | H4.2: No Mediation | |||
| SA | |||||||
| Squared multiple correlations (R2) | |||||||
| SMTU | 0.0469 | F (1, 430) = 21.139, p = 0.000 | |||||
| DGB | 0.0000 | F (1, 430) = 0.011, p = 0.973 | |||||
| SA | 0.3970 | F (3, 428) = 93.919, p = 0.000 | |||||
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
NMP: Nomophobia, SA: Smartphone Addiction, SMTU: Social Media Tools Usage, DGB: Digital Gaming Behavior.
Unstandardized coefficients were reported. BC Bootstrap with 5,000 samples and 95% CI.