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. 2025 Mar 31;15:10947. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-89762-y

Table 2.

Differences between depressed and non-depressed adolescents regarding the quantity of Social Media activities and positive and negative experiences.

Variable MSB MSW
Quantity social media activities
 Frequency of social media posting 0.000 0.141
 Time spent communicating online with friends 0.924 0.139
 Time spent scrolling on social media 0.042 0.141
Social media experiences
 Feedback preoccupation 1.522 0.134
 Perceived positivity of feedback 0.714 0.136
 Friend support in online communication 1.104 0.139
 Friend rejection in online communication 5.649 0.129
 Scrolling-induced fun 0.554 0.140
 Scrolling-induced insecurity 7.282 0.126

MSB = Mean sum of squares between groups, MSW = Mean sum of squares within groups.