Table 5.
Multivariate linear regression analysis exploring the association between internet use behaviors, other forms of addiction and health-related quality of life in all participants (N = 566)
| EQ-5D index | EQ-VAS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | |||
| Internet addiction (Yes vs No) | −4.23* | −7.76 | −0.70 | −0.061* | −0.102 | −0.019 |
| Duration of Facebook use/day (hours) | −0.05 | −0.27 | 0.16 | −0.002 | −0.004 | 0.001 |
| Shisha smoking (Yes vs No) | −5.78 | −13.10 | 1.54 | |||
| Alcohol dependence (Yes vs No) | −4.93* | −9.02 | −0.84 | |||
| Talk and meet new online friends (vs Often) | ||||||
| Rarely or never | 1.85 | −1.68 | 5.38 | |||
| Effects of online relationships on behaviors, lifestyles and perception (vs High influence) | ||||||
| Moderate influence | −3.94* | −7.48 | −0.40 | |||
| Low influence or no influence | 0.077* | 0.040 | 0.115 | |||
| Visit place introduced by online friends (vs Often) | ||||||
| Rarely or never | −2.88 | −5.87 | 0.12 | −0.030 | −0.064 | 0.004 |
*p < 0.05