Table 4.
Results of a multivariate regression analysis testing the association between active and passive SMU and body dysmorphic symptoms (N = 208).
| Without adjustment for demographic or clinical variables | With adjustment for age and sex | With adjustment for age, sex and anxiety and depression | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | β* | R2 | t | β* | R2 | t | β* | R2 | |
| Model 1 | |||||||||
| Passive SMU | 2.11* | 0.151 | 0.049 | 1.496 | 0.102 | 0.170 | 0.871 | 0.047 | 0.488 |
| Active SMU | 1.71 | 0.122 | 1.179 | 0.080 | 2.361* | 0.126 | |||
Outcome variable: BIQ-C total score.
SMU, social media use; β*, Standardised Beta coefficient; *p < 0.05.