Table 1.
Descriptive data of the sample and comparison of the intervention group and the control group by sociodemographic variables and pretest use of Facebook.
| Sociodemographic variables and pretest Facebook use | Intervention group (n=35) |
Control group (n=36) |
Total sample (n=71) |
Intervention group and control group comparison | |||
| χ2or t | df | P value | |||||
| Sex, n (%) | 0.66 | 1 | .30 | ||||
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Male | 29 (41) | 27 (38) | 56 (79) | —a | — | — |
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Female | 6 (8) | 9 (13) | 15 (21) | — | — | — |
| Origin, n (%) | 0.34 | 1 | .37 | ||||
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Indigenous | 17 (24) | 15 (21) | 32 (45) | — | — | — |
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Foreign | 18 (25) | 21 (30) | 39 (55) | — | — | — |
| Registered email, n (%) | 24 (34) | 25 (35) | 49 (69) | 0.006 | 1 | .57 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 38.94 (9.11) | 39.14 (8.74) | 39.04 (8.86) | −0.093 | 69 | .93 | |
| Hours per week using Facebook, mean (SD) | 1.20 (1.35) | 1.19 (1.31) | 1.20 (1.32) | 0.018 | 69 | .99 | |
| Use of Facebook, n (%) | 26 (37) | 22 (31) | 48 (68) | 1.43 | 1 | .58 | |
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To contact family | 14 (20) | 15 (21) | 29 (41) | 0.84 | 1 | .42 |
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To contact friends | 9 (13) | 5 (7) | 14 (20) | 0.73 | 1 | .39 |
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For leisure | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | 5 (7) | 1.23 | 1 | .51 |
aNot applicable.