Table 2.
PSU threshold, sensitivity, specificity, AUC, standard error, and 95% confidence interval (CI) for nature connectedness and anxiety outcomes (n = 244)
| Outcome | Cut-off score | PSUS threshold | Sensitivity | Specificity | LR+ | AUC | 95% CI | SE | Sig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature connectedness | 24 | 22.5 | 0.667 | 0.466 | 1.250 | 0.459 | 0.319–0.599 | 0.071 | 0.633 |
| 25 | 15.5 | 0.583 | 0.797 | 2.879 | 0.749 | 0.621–0.876 | 0.065 | 0.004 | |
| 26 | 17.5 | 0.750 | 0.733 | 2.806 | 0.731 | 0.590–0.872 | 0.072 | 0.008 | |
| Anxiety | 12 | 21.5 | 0.464 | 0.500 | 0.929 | 0.436 | 0.326–0.546 | 0.056 | 0.270 |
| 13 | 21.5 | 0.636 | 0.518 | 1.320 | 0.533 | 0.416–0.650 | 0.060 | 0.613 | |
| 14 | 21.5 | 0.481 | 0.502 | 0.967 | 0.444 | 0.335–0.553 | 0.055 | 0.344 | |
| 15 | 24.5 | 0.455 | 0.293 | 0.643 | 0.284 | 0.178–0.389 | 0.054 | 0.001 |
Note. PSUS: Problematic Smartphone Use Scale; AUC: area under the curve; SE: standard error.