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. 2018 Sep 5;13(9):e0201971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201971

Table 3. Predictors of FB problematic use: Hierarchical regressions.

Model 1 Model 2
Estimate SE1 t p-Value2 Estimate SE t p-Value2
Women vs. Men -0.039 0.024 -1.66 0.10 -0.023 0.023 -1.01 0.31
Age -0.003 0.001 -3.29 >0.01 -0.003 0.001 -2.82 >0.01
FB activities (yes vs. no):
Updating status 0.090 0.024 3.76 >0.001 0.090 0.022 4.03 >0.001
Reading the news feed 0.035 0.022 1.58 0.11 0.018 0.021 0.87 0.39
Reading friends’ timelines 0.012 0.022 0.57 0.57 0.002 0.020 0.09 0.92
Commenting -0.019 0.024 -0.81 0.42 -0.030 0.022 -1.37 0.17
Viewing friends’ pictures 0.014 0.022 0.63 0.53 0.009 0.021 0.44 0.66
Gaming 0.096 0.036 2.68 >0.01 0.079 0.034 2.34 0.02
Contributing to a group 0.040 0.023 1.77 0.08 0.034 0.021 1.64 0.10
Sharing stuff from the Internet -0.013 0.042 -0.30 0.77 -0.025 0.040 -0.63 0.53
Messenger app (yes vs. no) 0.014 0.023 0.61 0.54 0.010 0.022 0.48 0.63
FB main access (vs. personal computer):
Professional computer -0.037 0.043 -0.85 0.40 -0.052 0.041 -1.27 0.20
Smartphone -0.039 0.024 -1.59 0.11 -0.044 0.023 -1.93 0.05
Tablet -0.070 0.048 -1.48 0.14 -0.072 0.044 -1.63 0.10
Notifications (yes vs. no) 0.049 0.023 2.15 0.03 0.039 0.021 1.85 0.06
Impulsivity traits:
Negative urgency 0.009 0.005 2.03 0.04
Positive urgency 0.022 0.005 4.15 >0.001
Lack of premeditation -0.006 0.005 -1.07 0.29
Lack of perseverance 0.032 0.005 6.53 >0.001
Sensation seeking 0.001 0.004 0.37 0.72
R2 0.075 0.206
Delta R2 0.130 >0.001

1Standard error of the regression coefficient.

2p-Values smaller than 0.05 are in bold.