Table 2.
Sex, Facebook (FB) activity and neuroticism as predictors of depressive symptoms among young adults. All independent variables are mean-centered and unstandardized coefficients are presented.
Predictor | b | t | R2 change |
---|---|---|---|
Main effects model | |||
Sex (females) | −.172 | −.218 | |
FB Activity | −.270 | −.903 | |
Neuroticism | .227 | 12.31** | |
Two-way interaction model | .001 | ||
Sex (females) | −.181 | −.23 | |
FB Activity | −.097 | .81 | |
Neuroticism | .229 | 9.15** | |
Sex * FB Activity | −.263 | −.49 | |
Sex * Neuroticism | .001 | .02 | |
FB Activity * Neuroticism | −.006 | −.51 | |
Three-way interaction model | .012* | ||
Sex (females) | −.007 | −.01 | |
FB Activity | −.034 | −.11 | |
Neuroticism | .237 | 9.45** | |
Sex * FB Activity | −.153 | −.29 | |
Sex * Neuroticism | .001 | .001 | |
FB Activity * Neuroticism | .014 | .98 | |
Sex * FB Activity * Neuroticism | −.061 | −2.392* |
p < .05.
p < .01.