Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 412).
Characteristics | Total (N = 412) |
Males (N = 277) |
Females (N = 135) |
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N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Age group [completed years] (mean = 2.67, SD = 1.22) | ||||||
18–22 | 319 | 77.4 | 236 | 85.2 | 83 | 61.5 |
23–27 | 63 | 15.3 | 29 | 10.5 | 34 | 25.2 |
28–35 | 30 | 7.3 | 12 | 4.3 | 18 | 13.3 |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 386 | 93.7 | 258 | 93.1 | 128 | 94.8 |
Married | 26 | 6.3 | 19 | 6.9 | 7 | 5.2 |
Total year(s) of study (mean = 2.67, SD = 1.22) | ||||||
≤1 | 87 | 21.1 | 35 | 12.6 | 52 | 38.5 |
2 | 113 | 27.4 | 90 | 32.5 | 23 | 17.0 |
3 | 79 | 19.2 | 55 | 19.9 | 24 | 17.8 |
≥4 | 133 | 32.3 | 97 | 35.0 | 36 | 26.7 |
Residence | ||||||
Magway | 81 | 19.7 | 61 | 22.0 | 20 | 14.8 |
Other | 331 | 80.3 | 216 | 78.0 | 115 | 85.2 |
Facebook usage | ||||||
No | 5 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 3.0 |
Yes | 407 | 98.8 | 276 | 99.6 | 131 | 97.0 |
Other social media usage§ | ||||||
No | 236 | 57.3 | 156 | 56.3 | 80 | 59.3 |
Yes | 176 | 42.7 | 121 | 43.7 | 55 | 40.7 |
Average hour(s) per day spent on social media (mean = 2.88, SD = 1.83) | ||||||
≤1 | 78 | 18.9 | 42 | 15.1 | 36 | 26.7 |
1 to 2 | 117 | 28.4 | 83 | 30.0 | 34 | 25.2 |
>2 | 217 | 52.7 | 152 | 54.9 | 65 | 48.1 |
Witnessed psychological, physical or sexual violence, or cyberbullying | ||||||
No | 55 | 13.3 | 45 | 16.2 | 10 | 7.4 |
Yes | 357 | 86.7 | 232 | 83.8 | 125 | 92.6 |
§Other social media usage: usage of Instagram or YouTube or Viber or WeChat or Bee Talk or Twitter