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. 2026 Oct 6;17:1860144. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1860144

Table 3.

Hierarchical regression analysis predicting smartphone addiction.

Model R2 Adj. R2 ΔR2 F p ΔF ΔF p
Model 1: Controls 0.056 0.054 0.056 28.784 < 0.001 28.784 < 0.001
Model 2: + Social Support 0.109 0.107 0.053 52.364 < 0.001 205.401 < 0.001
Model 3: + Depression & Anxiety 0.236 0.234 0.127 105.761 < 0.001 284.647 < 0.001
Model 4: + Avoidance 0.494 0.492 0.257 303.027 < 0.001 1738.640 < 0.001

Model 1 entered the control variables (age, gender, only-child status, BMI category, parents’ education level, family size and self-rated physical health). ΔF tests the increment in R2 at each step.