TABLE 5.
Indirect effects of media use on parental views and mediation.
| Dependent variables: | Intrapersonal empowerment | Interactional empowerment | Positive thoughts | Negative thoughts | Parental mediation |
| Independent variables: | |||||
| Social media use | |||||
| Active use | 0.09 (−0.03, 0.22) | 0.00 (−0.07, 0.05) | 0.14 (0.03, 0.26)∗ | ||
| Passive use | 0.14 (0.05, 0.25)∗ | ||||
| Control variables: | |||||
| Internet skills | 0.13 (0.05, 0.22)∗ | 0.15 (0.07, 0.26)∗ | 0.20 (0.08, 0.33)∗ | 0.00 (−0.18, 12) | 0.35 (0.17, 0.53)∗ |
∗p < 0.05.