TABLE 1.
Variable | M | SD | Min | Max | α | Skew | Kurtosis |
Stress | 3.099 | 0.480 | 1.43 | 4.86 | .797 | 0.110 | 0.352 |
Anxiety | 2.339 | 0.812 | 1.00 | 4.00 | .905 | 0.266 | −0.723 |
Media Exposure | 21.416 | 11.562 | 0.00 | 120.00* | − | 2.563 | 14.618 |
Problem-Focus Media Coping | 2.087 | 0.792 | 1.00 | 4.00 | .822 | 0.418 | −0.648 |
Avoidant Media Coping | 1.681 | 0.738 | 1.00 | 4.00 | .823 | 1.069 | 0.342 |
Escapist Media Coping | 2.649 | 0.772 | 1.00 | 4.00 | .827 | −0.143 | −0.829 |
Reframing Media Coping | 2.547 | 0.853 | 1.00 | 4.00 | .765 | −0.053 | −0.731 |
Humor Media Coping | 2.228 | 0.885 | 1.00 | 4.00 | .670 | 0.281 | −0.857 |
Hedonic Media | 5.411 | 1.080 | 1.00 | 7.00 | .910 | −0.817 | 0.773 |
Eudaimonic Media | 4.333 | 1.359 | 1.00 | 7.00 | .881 | −0.225 | −0.439 |
Media Need Satisfaction | 4.413 | 1.249 | 1.00 | 7.00 | .930 | −0.568 | 0.246 |
Optimism | 3.322 | 0.709 | 1.17 | 5.00 | .758 | −0.025 | −0.189 |
Hope | 3.058 | 0.453 | 1.38 | 4.00 | .842 | −0.223 | 0.421 |
Resilience | 3.226 | 0.754 | 1.00 | 5.00 | .805 | −0.186 | −0.008 |
Affect | 3.328 | 0.703 | 1.00 | 5.00 | .897 | −0.331 | −0.149 |
Mental Health | 3.155 | 0.724 | 1.00 | 5.00 | .810 | −0.234 | −0.136 |
Flourishing | 5.314 | 0.992 | 2.00 | 7.00 | .913 | −0.361 | −0.292 |
*A total of n = 112 reported media exposure > 24 h in a typical day. Given multitasking possibilities, we only excluded those reporting more than 24 h for a single medium. Median value for media exposure is 19.00 h.