Table 2.
Association of physical and mental health problems with use of social networking sites among adolescents in Chandigarh, India.
| Problems | Daily users (%) | Nondaily users (%) | p value | |
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| Physical health | ||||
| Presence of physical pain | Never/rarely | 88 (66.7) | 63 (76.8) | 0.22 |
| Occasionally | 40 (30.3) | 16 (19.5) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 4 (3.0) | 3 (3.7) | ||
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| Feeling of tension | Never/rarely | 75 (56.8) | 37 (47.6) | 0.40 |
| Occasionally | 44 (33.3) | 32 (39) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 13 (9.8) | 11 (13.4) | ||
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| Lack of physical energy | Never/rarely | 87 (65.9) | 51 (62.2) | 0.84 |
| Occasionally | 30 (22.7) | 20 (24.4) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 15 (11.4) | 11 (13.4) | ||
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| Incidence of headache | Never/rarely | 82 (62.1) | 58 (70.7) | 0.32 |
| Occasionally | 36 (27.3) | 15 (18.3) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 14 (10.6) | 9 (11) | ||
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| Incidence of dizziness | Never/rarely | 106 (80.3) | 68 (82.9) | 0.31 |
| Occasionally | 19 (14.4) | 13 (15.9) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 7 (5.3) | 1 (1.2) | ||
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| Incidence of accidents | Never/rarely | 115 (87.1) | 78 (95.1) | 0.08 |
| Occasionally | 11 (8.3) | 4 (4.9) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 6 (4.5) | 0 (0) | ||
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| Mental health status | ||||
| Distress about pain | Never/rarely | 88 (66.7) | 61 (74.4) | 0.46 |
| Occasionally | 25 (18.9) | 13 (15.9) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 19 (14.4) | 8 (9.8) | ||
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| Presence of negative feelings | Never/rarely | 89 (67.4) | 48 (58.5) | 0.42 |
| Occasionally | 31 (23.5) | 24 (29.3) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 12 (9.1) | 10 (12.2) | ||
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| Experience of moodiness | Never/rarely | 56 (42.4) | 35 (42.7) | 0.92 |
| Occasionally | 49 (37.1) | 32 (39.0) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 27 (20.5) | 15 (18.3) | ||
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| Experience of low feeling | Never/rarely | 67 (50.8) | 48 (58.5) | 0.50 |
| Occasionally | 41 (31.1) | 20 (24.4) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 24 (18.2) | 14 (12.1) | ||
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| Overly worried about small things | Never/rarely | 74 (56.1) | 47 (57.3) | 0.89 |
| Occasionally | 27 (20.5) | 18 (22) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 31 (23.5) | 17 (20.7) | ||
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| Difficulty in concentration | Never/rarely | 79 (59.8) | 38 (47.5) | 0.16 |
| Occasionally | 33 (25) | 23 (28.8) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 20 (15.2) | 19 (23.8) | ||
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| Vague fears | Never/rarely | 99 (75.0) | 60 (74.1) | 1 |
| Occasionally | 22 (16.7) | 14 (17.3) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 11 (8.3) | 7 (8.6) | ||
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| Experience of restlessness | Never/rarely | 89 (67.4) | 55 (67.1) | 0.99 |
| Occasionally | 26 (19.7) | 16 (19.5) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 17 (12.9) | 11 (13.4) | ||
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| Difficulty in sleeping | Never/rarely | 100 (75.8) | 61 (74.4) | 0.92 |
| Occasionally | 23 (17.4) | 16 (19.5) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 9 (6.8) | 5 (6.1) | ||
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| Experience of recurring thoughts | Never/rarely | 80 (60.6) | 48 (58.5) | 0.75 |
| Occasionally | 33 (25) | 19 (23.2) | ||
| Regularly/constantly | 19 (14.4) | 15 (18.3) | ||