Table 3.
Associations between social media and engagement in COVID-19 precautionary behaviors.
| Characteristics | β (95% CI; N=1082) | β (95% CI; n=730) | |
| Social media use | |||
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No | Reference | Reference |
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Yes | .08 (–0.16 to 0.32) | —a |
| Change in social media use | |||
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Stayed the same | Reference | Reference |
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Decreased | — | .16 (–0.48 to 0.81) |
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Increased | — | .70 (0.42 to 0.99)b |
| Sex | |||
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Male | Reference | Reference |
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Female | .71 (0.48 to 0.95)b | .77 (0.49 to 1.05)b |
| Age | –.02 (–0.04 to 0.00) | –.01 (–0.03 to 0.01) | |
| Marital status | |||
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Not married | Reference | Reference |
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Married | .27 (0.04 to 0.51)b | .26 (–0.01 to 0.54) |
| Education | |||
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High school or equivalent | Reference | Reference |
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Post–high school to college | .29 (–0.06 to 0.64) | .40 (–0.01 to 0.81) |
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Graduate or professional school | .91 (0.56 to 1.26)b | .85 (0.44 to 1.27)b |
aNot applicable.
bStatistical significance at a P<.05 level.