TABLE 6.

Associations of media use with affect, mental health, and flourishing.

Predictors	Affect	Mental health	Flourishing
	β	β	β
Block 1: Demographics	ΔR2 = .046	ΔR2 = .072	ΔR2 = .009
Woman	−.170***	−.235***	.014
Latinx	.090	.053	.037
White	−.029	−.003	−.029
Age	.107	.129*	.031
Education	−.105	−.138*	−.103
Block 2: Traits	ΔR2 = .168	ΔR2 = .208	ΔR2 = .356
Optimism	.216***	.307***	.230***
Hope	.050	−.017	.429***
Resilience	.237***	.238***	.068
Block 3: Stress/Anxiety	ΔR2 = .319	ΔR2 = .368	ΔR2 = .026
Stress	−.320***	−.385***	−.120*
Anxiety	−.422***	−.418***	−.092
Block 4: Media Use	ΔR2 = .046	ΔR2 = .029	ΔR2 = .085
Media Exposure	−.033	−.035	.021
Problem−Focus Coping	.005	.007	−.072
Avoidant Coping	−.057	−.157***	.020
Escapist Coping	−.162***	−.078	−.041
Reframing Coping	.136**	.046	.064
Humor Coping	.002	.106**	−.031
Hedonic Media	.037	.003	.157***
Eudaimonic Media	.094*	.048	.094
Need Satisfaction	.076	.007	.180***
Main Effects Model R2	.580	.678	.476
Block 5a: Moderation	ΔR2 = .017	ΔR2 = .008	ΔR2 = .011
Optimism × Reframing	−.100*	−.062	−.061
Block 5b: Moderation	ΔR2 = .018	ΔR2 = .012	ΔR2 = .033
Hope × Anxiety	−.085	−.050	−.145**
Hope × Humor	−.005	−.018	.124**
Block 5c: Moderation	ΔR2 = .005	ΔR2 = .005	ΔR2 = .008
Resilience	−	−	−

Regression models with hierarchical entry. Standardized coefficients for each block are reported from the model in which that block was first added. Only select interactions from Blocks 5a/b/c are presented here, in the interest of space. The ΔR² for each moderation block includes interactions between moderator of interest and stress, anxiety, and all nine media use variables, for a total of 11 interaction terms. Multicollinearity was not a threat, as all interaction terms showed tolerance > .858. N = 422. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.