Table 1. Descriptive Statistics and Gender Comparisons of Study Variables.
Full Sample | Girls | Boys | Gender Comparison | ||||
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M (SD) | N | M (SD) | n | M (SD) | n | t (df) | |
Technology-based SCFS | |||||||
Time 1 | 1.71 (0.77) | 690 | 1.82 (0.83) | 385 | 1.57 (0.68) | 305 | 4.35 (687.16)*** |
Time 2 | 1.87 (0.87) | 754 | 1.94 (0.89) | 409 | 1.80 (0.84) | 345 | 2.29 (752)* |
Time 3 | 1.90 (0.89) | 701 | 1.98 (0.94) | 381 | 1.82 (0.83) | 320 | 2.34 (699)* |
Depressive Symptoms | |||||||
Time 1 | 0.46 (0.50) | 745 | 0.60 (0.54) | 413 | 0.28 (0.37) | 332 | 9.26 (724.47)*** |
Time 2 | 0.49 (0.54) | 764 | 0.63 (0.59) | 415 | 0.32 (0.41) | 349 | 8.76 (736.59)*** |
Time 3 | 0.48 (0.51) | 707 | 0.61 (0.55) | 385 | 0.31 (0.40) | 322 | 8.52 (690.50)*** |
Frequency of Technology Use | |||||||
Time 1 | 2.62 (1.67) | 703 | 3.11 (1.64) | 393 | 2.01 (1.52) | 310 | 9.15 (701)*** |
Time 2 | 2.43 (1.52) | 754 | 2.85 (1.52) | 409 | 1.94 (1.38) | 345 | 8.53 (752)*** |
Time 3 | 2.52 (1.39) | 701 | 2.90 (1.39) | 381 | 2.08 (1.25) | 320 | 8.16 (695.58)*** |
Note: SCFS = social comparison and feedback-seeking.
p < .05;
p < .01;
p < .001