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Demographic group (sexual orientation) perceptions of social media monitoring (SMM) benefits, SMM risks, and overall support of SMM (n=529).
| Variable | Sexuality, mean (SD) | t test (df) | P value | |||
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Heterosexual (n=462) | All other groups (n=67) |
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| SMM benefits (range: 3-21) | 15.86 (3.95) | 13.78 (5.14) | 3.19 (77.67) | .002 | ||
| SMM risks (range: 3-21) | 13.84 (4.55) | 15.27 (4.53) | −2.4 (527) | .02 | ||
| Overall support of SMM (range: 1-7) | 4.55 (1.76) | 4.01 (1.90) | 2.3 (527) | .02 | ||
