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. 2021 Apr 16;12:647386. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.647386

Table 3.

Hierarchical regression analysis predicting Problematic Smartphone Use (PSPU).

Model Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
B SE β t B SE β t B SE β t B SE β t ΔR2 RAdj2
Block 1—Socio-demographics [F(6, 5, 504) = 33.74; p < 0.001] 0.04 0.04
Age −0.21 0.06 −0.05 −3.70* −0.20 0.06 −0.05 −3.60* −0.10 0.05 −0.03 −1.80 −0.10 0.05 −0.03 −2.03
Gendera 1.12 0.19 0.08 5.87* 1.03 0.19 0.08 5.36* 0.83 0.19 0.06 4.42* 0.49 0.17 0.04 2.83
Educational levelb 0.43 0.23 0.03 1.83 0.33 0.23 0.02 1.45 −0.02 0.22 0.00 −0.11 0.34 0.20 0.02 1.70
Family typec −1.33 0.22 −0.08 −5.98* −1.16 0.22 −0.07 −5.34* −0.51 0.21 −0.03 −2.45 −0.51 0.19 −0.03 −2.68
Socioeconomic status (SES)d 0.11 0.13 0.01 0.84 0.16 0.13 0.02 1.29 0.07 0.12 0.01 0.57 0.19 0.11 0.02 1.69
Residencee 1.39 0.20 0.10 7.00* 1.11 0.19 0.08 5.73* 0.69 0.19 0.05 3.68* 0.34 0.17 0.03 2.00
Block 2—Lifestyle factors [F(10, 5, 500) = 50.21; p < 0.001] 0.06 0.08
Physical exercisef 2.91 0.18 0.21 16.10* 1.84 0.18 0.13 9.99* 1.49 0.17 0.11 8.80*
Sleeping hoursg −0.21 0.16 −0.02 −1.32 −0.33 0.15 −0.03 −2.20 −0.38 0.14 −0.03 −2.69
Smoking habitsf −1.44 0.31 −0.07 −4.64* −0.74 0.30 −0.03 −2.49 −0.13 0.27 −0.01 −0.48
Alcohol consumptionf 0.91 0.53 0.02 1.71 0.58 0.51 0.02 1.14 0.37 0.47 0.01 0.79
Block 3—Home quarantine regular/frequent activities [F(15, 5, 495) = 72.62; p < 0.001] 0.14 0.16
Studyf 2.08 0.20 0.14 10.40* 1.21 0.19 0.08 6.51*
Social media usef −4.13 0.32 −0.17 −12.91* −3.55 0.29 −0.14 −12.10*
Watching televisionf −1.32 0.25 −0.07 −5.37* −1.43 0.23 −0.07 −6.37*
Household choresf 0.45 0.21 0.03 2.12 0.21 0.20 0.01 1.06
Earning activitiesf 2.42 0.21 0.16 11.83* 2.16 0.19 0.14 11.53*
Block 4—Psychological well-being [F(17, 5, 493) = 139.12; p < 0.001] 0.12 0.30
Anxietyh 1.65 0.22 0.11 7.49*
Depressionh 4.30 0.20 0.31 21.03*

B, unstandardized regression coefficient; SE, standard error; β, standardized regression coefficient.

a

1 = Male, 2 = Female.

b

1 = College, 2 = University.

c

1 = Nuclear, 2 = Joint.

d

1 = Lower, 2 = Middle, 3 = Upper.

e

1 = Rural, 2 = Urban.

f

1 = Yes, 2 = No.

g

1 = <7 h, 2 = 7–9 h, 3 = >9 h.

h

1 = Negative, 2 = Positive.

*

p < 0.001.