Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and correlation coefficients between variables

	1	2	3	4	5
1. Negative outcome	1
2. Loneliness	.09*	1
3. Stress	−.03	−.20**	1
4. Escapism	.12**	−.52**	.18**	1
5. Information seeking	.14**	.18**	.11*	−.22**	1
Mean	2.46	3.26	2.75	2.75	2.94
Standard deviation	0.96	0.73	0.61	0.73	0.82
Skewness	0.02	0.44	−0.17	0.04	−0.16
Kurtosis	−0.86	−0.02	0.39	0.38	−0.49

Note. *p < .05. **p < .01.