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. 2020 Nov 14;41(8):5723–5730. doi: 10.1007/s12144-020-01191-4

Table 2.

Linear Regression of Demographic Variables and Media Exposure Predicting Anxiety, Depression and PTSD

Variables Anxiety Depression PTSD
ΔR2 F β t ΔR2 F β t ΔR2 F β t
Children
Gender 0.01 1.22 −0.03 −1.10 0.01 0.02 −0.06 −0.14 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.13
Age 0.01 2.07 0.04 1.44 0.01 2.70 0.05 1.64 0.01 5.52* 0.06 2.35*
Subjective media exposure 0.01 1.38 0.03 1.17 0.01 2.60 0.04 1.61 0.02 22.92*** 0.13 4.79***
Time of media exposure 0.01 6.60* 0.07 2.57* 0.01 3.39 0.05 1.84 0.02 21.87*** 0.13 4.68***
Parent
Gender 0.04 59.91*** 0.21 7.74*** 0.01 19.82*** 0.12 4.45*** 0.01 7.40** 0.07 2.72**
Age 0.01 9.48** −0.09 −3.08** 0.01 5.86* −0.07 −2.42* 0.01 1.40 −0.03 −1.18
Educational attainment 0.03 36.69*** −0.16 −6.06*** 0.03 38.89*** −0.17 −6.24*** 0.01 8.88** −0.08 −2.98**
Family monthly income 0.01 16.57*** −0.11 −4.07*** 0.03 40.53*** −0.17 −6.37*** 0.01 16.09*** −0.11 −4.01***
Subjective media exposure 0.01 9.06** −0.08 −3.01** 0.01 4.46* −0.06 −2.11* 0.01 0.65 0.02 0.81
Time of media exposure 0.01 7.61** −0.08 −2.76** 0.01 0.08 −0.01 −0.29 0.01 2.55 0.04 1.60

Note. PTSD = Posttraumatic stress disorder; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001