Table 4.

The results of t tests on the participants’ Social Networking Service Addiction Scale (SNSAS) scores and sex, and the results of analysis of variance on marital status and occupation.

Characteristic			SNSAS		Mood modification		Salience		Tolerance		Withdrawal		Conflict		Relapse
Sex (t test)
	t test (df)	−3.65 (3466)		−7.08 (3466)		−5.48 (3466)		−2.97 (3466)		−4.03 (3466)		0.04 (3466)		2.08 (3466)
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		.003		<.001		.96		.04
Marital status (ANOVA)
	F test (df)	46.04 (2, 3465)		66.52 (2, 3465)		78.75 (2, 3465)		30.65 (2, 3465)		31.19 (2, 3465)		9.21 (2, 3465)		3.85 (2, 3465)
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		.02
Single or in a relationship (t test)
	t test (df)	0.76 (1075)		−0.53 (1075)		0.40 (1075)		1.01 (1075)		−0.14 (1075)		1.91 (1075)		1.19 (1075)
	P value	.45		.60		.69		.31		.89		.06		.23
Single or married (t test)
	t test (df)	8.60 (3106)		9.63 (3106)		11.03 (3106)		7.20 (3106)		6.42 (1095)		4.27 (3106)		2.68 (1119)
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		.008
Married or in a relationship (t test)
	t test (df)	5.67 (2749)		7.88 (3106)		7.84 (3106)		4.28 (3106)		5.34 (3106)		1.07 (3106)		0.68 (3106)
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		.28		.50
Work industry (ANOVA)
	F test (df)	3.98 (14)		4.57 (14)		5.50 (14)		2.86 (14)		3.40 (14)		2.45 (14)		1.61 (14)
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		.002		.07