Table 3.
Regression coefficients for predictors of loneliness.
| Step | ΔR2 | B | SE | β | t | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .41 | .000 | |||||
| Gender | -.92 | .69 | -.07 | -1.34 | .184 | ||
| Age | -.01 | .02 | -.03 | -.45 | .618 | ||
| Living situation | -1.43 | 1.07 | -.07 | -1.34 | .182 | ||
| Depression | .57 | .05 | .62 | 10.85 | .000 | ||
| 2 | .02 | .102 | |||||
| Gender | -1.02 | .69 | -.08 | -1.48 | .139 | ||
| Age | -.02 | .03 | -.05 | -.64 | .526 | ||
| Living situation | -2.01 | 1.08 | -.10 | -1.86 | .064 | ||
| Depression | .55 | .05 | .59 | 10.36 | .000 | ||
| Number of Facebook friends | -.00 | .00 | -.13 | -1.88 | .062 | ||
| Time on Facebook | .00 | .00 | .05 | .80 | .422 | ||
| Passive Facebook Use | .20 | .11 | .12 | 1.86 | .064 | ||
| Active Facebook Use | -.08 | .07 | -.08 | -1.22 | .223 | ||
| 3 | .13 | .000 | |||||
| Gender | -1.20 | .61 | -.09 | -1.96 | .051 | ||
| Age | .01 | .02 | .02 | -.30 | .768 | ||
| Living situation | -1.82 | .98 | -.09 | -1.86 | .064 | ||
| Depression | .33 | .06 | .36 | 5.79 | .000 | ||
| Number of Facebook friends | -.00 | .00 | -.10 | -1.64 | .102 | ||
| Time on Facebook | .00 | .00 | .09 | 1.71 | .090 | ||
| Passive Facebook Use | .06 | .20 | .04 | .57 | .567 | ||
| Active Facebook Use | -.05 | .06 | -.05 | -.82 | .412 | ||
| Rumination | .15 | .04 | .22 | 3.41 | .001 | ||
| Tendency to Socially Compare | .01 | .04 | .02 | .26 | .796 | ||
| Upward Social Comparison | .71 | .14 | .32 | 5.10 | .000 | ||
| Downward Social Comparison | -.14 | .15 | -.05 | -.96 | .338 |