Table 2.
Parallel mediation model analysis
| Regression equations | Overall fit indices | Regression coefficients and significance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome variables | Predictor variables | R | R 2 | F | β | 95% CI | t |
| Romantic relationship status | 0.20 | [0.03, 0.36] | 2.38* | ||||
| Sexual orientation | –0.01 | [–0.19, 0.16] | –0.16 | ||||
| Social networking site use | Gender | 0.19 | 0.03 | 4.70 | 0.20 | [0.04, 0.37] | 2.38* |
| Educational background | –0.04 | [–0.16, 0.09] | –0.62 | ||||
| Coming out | –0.40 | [–0.61, − 0.20] | –3.90*** | ||||
| Romantic relationship status | –0.92 | [–0.40, − 0.07] | –2.86** | ||||
| Sexual orientation | –0.23 | [–0.40, − 0.06] | –2.61** | ||||
| Self-esteem | Gender | 0.28 | 0.08 | 10.88 | 0.19 | [0.03, 0.36] | 2.32* |
| Educational background | 0.26 | [0.14, 0.38] | 4.20*** | ||||
| Coming out | 0.30 | [0.10, 0.50] | 2.99** | ||||
| Romantic relationship status | 0.16 | [0.04, 0.28] | 2.55* | ||||
| Social networking site use | 0.19 | [0.13, 0.25] | 6.55*** | ||||
| Self-esteem | –0.15 | [–0.21, − 0.09] | –5.08*** | ||||
| Internalized homophobia | Sexual orientation | 0.70 | 0.48 | 86.89 | 0.17 | [0.04, 0.30] | 2.63** |
| Gender | –1.01 | [–1.13, − 0.89] | –16.08*** | ||||
| Educational background | 0.04 | [–0.06, 0.13] | 0.80 | ||||
| Coming out | –0.45 | [–0.61, − 0.30] | –5.87*** | ||||