Table 2.
Dating app marketing exposure, parental mediation, and psychological distress by gender.
| Variable | Overall | Girls | Boys | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Dating app marketing exposure | 2.30 | 1.03 | 2.38 | 0.99 | 2.22 | 1.06 | <0.0001 |
| Parental restrictive mediation | 2.54 | 0.98 | 2.56 | 0.98 | 2.53 | 0.99 | 0.456 |
| Parental active mediation | 2.61 | 1.18 | 2.72 | 1.15 | 2.50 | 1.20 | <0.0001 |
| Parental monitoring mediation | 1.74 | 0.88 | 1.75 | 0.86 | 1.73 | 0.91 | 0.623 |
| Depression score | 5.72 | 8.26 | 6.20 | 8.57 | 5.18 | 7.87 | 0.002 |
| Anxiety score | 4.73 | 6.28 | 5.04 | 6.47 | 4.38 | 6.03 | 0.007 |
| Stress score | 7.20 | 8.63 | 8.01 | 9.01 | 6.29 | 8.10 | <0.0001 |
T-tests conducted. Overall n = 2595; girls n = 1369; boys n = 1226.