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. 2024 Sep 30;16(9):e70526. doi: 10.7759/cureus.70526

Table 4. Correlations of social media addiction with Social Interaction Anxiety Scale and Social Phobia Scale.

T-ILS: Three-Item Loneliness Scale; MSWBI: Medical Student Well-Being Index Scale; NEURO: Neuroticism; EXTRA: Extraversion; AGREE: Agreeableness; CONSC: Conscientiousness

Spearman's Rho test is used for correlation between various factors.

p < 0.05 is significant

Factor Spearman’s Rho (SIAS) p-value (SIAS) Spearman’s Rho (SPS) p-value (SPS)
Social phobia 0.813 0.0001 - -
Social Interaction Anxiety - - 0.813 0.0001
Loneliness (T-ILS) 0.498 0.0001 0.439 0.0001
Well-being (MSWBI) 0.182 0.002 0.232 0.0001
Neuroticism (NEURO) 0.261 0.0001 0.212 0.0001
Extraversion (EXTRA) -0.235 0.0001 -0.179 0.002
Agreeableness (AGREE) -0.254 0.0001 -0.335 0.0001
Conscientiousness (CONSC) -0.261 0.0001 -0.189 0.001