Table 5.
Multivariate regression of maladaptive coping strategies scores and their association with nomophobia.
| Parameter | Nonstandardized coefficients | Standardized coefficient (betab) | T value | P value | ||
| Ba | SD | |||||
| Behavioral disengagement | ||||||
| (Constant) | 4.37 | .46 | —c | 9.47 | <.001 | |
| Number of hours spent on a mobile phone | –.04 | .04 | –.05 | –0.92 | .36 | |
| Age | –.02 | .01 | –.10 | –1.95 | .05 | |
| Gender | –.24 | .14 | –.08 | –1.68 | .09 | |
| Schooling level | –.19 | .08 | –.11 | –2.26 | .03 | |
| D1d (not being able to access information) | –.01 | .01 | –.05 | –0.67 | .50 | |
| D2e (giving up convenience/losing connectedness) | .05 | .01 | .33 | 4.69 | <.001 | |
| D3f (not being able to communicate) | –.01 | .01 | –.07 | –0.94 | .35 | |
| Denial | ||||||
| (Constant) | 3.37 | .46 | — | 7.35 | <.001 | |
| Number of hours spent on a mobile phone | .03 | .04 | .04 | 0.74 | .46 | |
| Age | .000 | .01 | –.001 | –0.02 | .98 | |
| Gender | .12 | .14 | .04 | 0.83 | .41 | |
| Schooling level | –.29 | .08 | –.17 | –3.47 | .001 | |
| D1 (not being able to access information) | –.01 | .01 | –.05 | –0.72 | .47 | |
| D2 (giving up convenience/losing connectedness) | .05 | .01 | .30 | 4.40 | <.001 | |
| D3 (not being able to communicate) | –.01 | .01 | –.07 | –0.94 | .35 | |
| Self–blame | ||||||
| (Constant) | 4.92 | .48 | — | 10.21 | <.001 | |
| Number of hours spent on a mobile phone | .04 | .04 | .06 | 0.94 | .35 | |
| Age | –.01 | .01 | –.07 | –1.18 | .24 | |
| Gender | .13 | .15 | .05 | 0.89 | .37 | |
| Schooling level | .13 | .09 | .08 | 1.45 | .15 | |
| D1 (not being able to access information) | .02 | .01 | .10 | 1.29 | .20 | |
| D2 (giving up convenience/losing connectedness) | –.01 | .01 | –.07 | –1.01 | .31 | |
| D3 (not being able to communicate) | .01 | .01 | .06 | 0.89 | .38 | |
| Self-distraction | ||||||
| (Constant) | 3.93 | .52 | — | 7.54 | <.001 | |
| Number of hours spent on a mobile phone | .07 | .04 | .09 | 1.60 | .11 | |
| Age | –.01 | .01 | –.06 | –1.07 | .29 | |
| Gender | .38 | .16 | .12 | 2.38 | .02 | |
| Schooling level | –.02 | .09 | –.01 | –0.18 | .86 | |
| D1 (not being able to access information) | .02 | .01 | .11 | 1.49 | .14 | |
| D2 (giving up convenience/losing connectedness) | –.01 | .01 | –.03 | –0.45 | .65 | |
| D3 (not being able to communicate) | .02 | .01 | .09 | 1.28 | .20 | |
| Substance abuse | ||||||
| (Constant) | 2.39 | .39 | — | 6.08 | <.001 | |
| Number of hours spent on a mobile phone | .05 | .03 | .09 | 1.51 | .13 | |
| Age | .01 | .01 | .06 | 1.17 | .24 | |
| Gender | –.27 | .12 | –.11 | –2.21 | .03 | |
| Schooling level | .07 | .07 | .05 | 1.01 | .32 | |
| D1 (not being able to access information) | –.03 | .01 | –.20 | –2.56 | .01 | |
| D2 (giving up convenience/losing connectedness) | .03 | .01 | .23 | 3.18 | .002 | |
| D3 (not being able to communicate) | –.004 | .01 | –.04 | –0.50 | .62 | |
| Venting | ||||||
| (Constant) | 2.15 | .52 | — | 4.13 | <.001 | |
| Number of hours spent on a mobile phone | .02 | .04 | .02 | 0.40 | .69 | |
| Age | .01 | .01 | .07 | 1.23 | .22 | |
| Gender | .66 | .16 | .20 | 4.09 | <.001 | |
| Schooling level | .09 | .09 | .05 | 0.93 | .36 | |
| D1 (not being able to access information) | .03 | .01 | .15 | 2.04 | .04 | |
| D2 (giving up convenience/losing connectedness) | .01 | .01 | .07 | 1.06 | .29 | |
| D3 (not being able to communicate) | .01 | .01 | .06 | 0.80 | .43 | |
aB: nonstandardized regression coefficient.
bBeta: standardized regression coefficient.
cNot applicable.
dD1: first dimension (not being able to access information).
eD2: second dimension (giving up convenience/losing connectedness).
fD3: third dimension (not being able to communicate).