Table 1.
Sample characteristics (N = 208).
| Demographic characteristics | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 133 | 64% |
| Male | 75 | 36% | |
| Gender | Female | 124 | 59% |
| Male | 76 | 37% | |
| Non-binary/other | 6 | 3% | |
| Prefer not to say | 2 | 1% | |
| Age | 16 | 128 | 61% |
| 17 | 73 | 35% | |
| 18 | 8 | 4% | |
| School year group | 12 | 141 | 68% |
| 13 | 67 | 32% | |
| Ethnicity | White British | 109 | 52% |
| White Other | 29 | 14% | |
| Asian | 15 | 7% | |
| African or Caribbean | 25 | 12% | |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnicities | 22 | 11% | |
| Other | 8 | 4% | |
| Clinical characteristics | Mean (sd) | Range (scale range) | |
| BIQ-C total score | 29.02 (16.69) | 0–81 (0–96) | |
| Frequency of any SMU (hourly scale points) | 6.02 (3.14) | 0–17 (0–21) | |
| Frequency of text-based SMU (hourly scale points) | 1.08 (1.18) | 0–7 (0–7) | |
| Frequency of imaged-based SMU (hourly scale points) | 4.95 (2.64) | 0–13 (0–14) | |
| Active SMU | 10.40 (3.81) | 0–18 (0–18) | |
| Passive SMU | 6.02 (3.50) | 0–16 (0–18) | |
| Motivations for SMU: Appearance | 9.07 (3.92) | 5–25 (5–25) | |
| Motivations for SMU: Connections | 7.88 (2.73) | 3–15 (3–15) | |
| Motivations for SMU: Values and Interests | 8.28 (3.03) | 3–15 (3–15) | |
| Motivations for SMU: Popularity | 7.79 (3.49) | 4–17 (4–20) | |
| CAPS: self-oriented perfectionism | 14.28 (3.74) | 4–20 (4–20) | |
| CAPS: socially-prescribed perfectionism | 13.84 (5.20) | 5–25 (5–25) | |
| CAPS total score | 28.12 (7.26) | 9–45 (9–45) | |
| RCADS anxiety | 6.94 (4.32) | 0–16 (0–18) | |
| RCADS depression | 6.58 (3.94) | 0–15 (0–15) | |
| RCADS total score | 13.95 (8.17) | 0–33 (0–33) | |
| RCADS total score + impact supplement | 16.52 (9.59) | 0–39 (0–39) | |
BIQ-C, body image questionnaire-child; SMU, social media use; CAPS, child and adolescent perfectionism scale; RCADS, revised child anxiety and depression scale.