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. 2020 Nov 2;11:556060. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.556060

TABLE 1.

Demographic data of psychosocial factors, smartphone, and Instagram usage patterns between the PIGU group and control group.

PIGU group
Control group
Mean ± SD Minimum–Maximum Mean ± SD Minimum–Maximum p-value
Subject’s age (years) 22.2 ± 0.86 21–24 21.67 ± 1.18 20–23 0.168
Duration of SPU (years) 6.8 ± 1.82 4–10 5.03 ± 1.85 3–9 0.014*
Avg. SPU time (hours) 7.47 ± 4.47 2–17 3.67 ± 2.32 0.5–8 0.007*
Avg. Instagram use time (hours/day) 2.46 ± 1.40 1–6 0.88 ± 0.45 0–1.5 0.001*
Duration on Instagram (years) 4.33 ± 1.35 2–6 3 ± 1.93 0–7 0.036*
Texting (hours/day) 3.93 ± 0.79 3–5 3 ± 1.30 1–5 0.026*
Updating stories (hours/day) 3.4 ± 1.05 2–5 2.4 ± 0.91 1–4 0.010*
Live video streaming (hours/day) 1.86 ± 0.91 1–4 1.4 ± 0.73 1–3 0.135
Video call (hours/day) 2.33 ± 0.97 1–4 1.66 ± 0.97 1–4 0.072
Depression 11.07 ± 7.32 2–22 5.07 ± 5.18 0–16 0.016*
Anxiety 10.40 ± 6.24 2–24 4.93 ± 2.60 0–10 0.009*
Stress 13.73 ± 7.70 2–24 5.60 ± 5.41 0–18 0.003*
BIS 73.07 ± 66.8 62–85 66.8 ± 5.77 55–76 0.010*

*Significant at p < 0.05. SPU, smartphone usage; PIGU, problematic Instagram usage; Avg, average; BIS, Barrett’s impulsiveness scale.