Table 2.
LCAs model fit indices (time on the smartphone, social media addiction, social media use intensity, online social comparison and emotion dysregulation as indicators).
| Model | BIC | ssaBIC | Entropy | LMR LRT | BLRT | Smallest Class Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 10,968.430 | 10,936.708 | - | - | - | - |
| #2 | 10,815.171 | 10,764.416 | 0.888 | −5455.070 *** | −5455.070 *** | 26% |
| #3 | 10,736.599 | 10,666.811 | 0.820 | −5360.954 *** | −5360.954 *** | 19% |
| #4 | 10,622.118 | 10,640.507 | 0.821 | −5304.181 | −5304.181 *** | 14% |
| #5 | 10,719.037 | 10,611.183 | 0.853 | −5283.059 | −5283.059 *** | 5% |
Note: LCA = Latent Class Analysis; BIC = Bayesian information criterion; ssaBIC = sample size adjusted BIC; LMR LRT = Lo–Mendell–Rubin likelihood ratio test; BLRT = bootstrap likelihood ratio test; # = number of classes; *** p < 0.001.