Table 3.

Safety behaviors and negative thoughts reported following 10-min general FB use in the laboratory.

	High SA	Low SA
Variable	M (SD)	M (SD)	t	Cohen’s d
	(n)	(n)
Safety behaviors	4.97 (2.52)	2.23 (2.42)	−4.32***	1.11
	(n = 31)	(n = 30)
Negative cognitions	3.13 (2.80)	0.80 (1.06)	−4.33***	1.09
	(n = 31)	(n = 30)

Note. d = Cohen’s d, M = mean, n = number of individuals, p = level of significance, SD = standard deviation, t = t-test statistic, FB = Facebook, SA = social anxiety.

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.