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. 2021 Apr 22;12:661483. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.661483

Table 2.

Characteristics of final sample parent-child dyadsa.

Variables/categories Adolescents N [% (95%–CI)]/mean (SD; range) Parents N [% (95%–CI)]/mean (SD; range)
Absolute frequency 931 931
Gender
Male 468 [50.3 (47.1–53.5)] 466 [49.9 (46.7–53.2)]
Female 463 [49.7 (46.5–52.9)] 465 [50.1 (46.7–53.2)]
Age in years 13.67 (2.19; 10–17) 47.13 (7.62; 28–75)
Relationship status
Biological child 851 [91.5 (89.7–93.3)]
Adoptive child 6 [0.7 (0.1–1.2)]
Stepchild 46 [5.0 (3.6–6.3)]
Otherb, c 27 [2.9 (1.8–4.0)]
Education leveld,e
High 291 [60.9 (56.5–65.3)] 285 [30.7 (27.7–33.7)]
Medium 150 [31.4 (27.2–35.5)] 548 [59.1 (55.9–62.2)]
Low 37 [7.7 (5.3–10.1)] 95 [10.2 (8.3–12.2)]
Occupationf
Full-Time employment/school attendance 415 [86.5 (83.4–89.5)] 570 [61.4 (58.2–64.5)]
Part-Time employment/apprenticeship 43 [9.0 (6.4–11.5)] 255 [27.5 (24.6–30.3)]
Otherg 22 [4.5 (0.5–8.7)] 104 [11.4 (8.0–14.4)]
Place of residence
Urban livingh 766 [17.7 (15.3–20.2)]
Rural living 165 [82.3 (79.8–84.7)]
Psychological measures
PSS-10 sum score 15.19 (6.63, 0–39)
PHQ-9 sum score 4.50 (4.52, 0–27)
SMDS/SMDS-P sm score 1.54 (2.08, 0–9) 1.71 (2.36, 0–9)

N, absolute frequency; CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation; PSS-10, Perceived Stress Scale; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire; SMDS-(P), Social Media Disorder Scale (Parental Version);

a

dyads with frequently social media using adolescents, i.e., adolescents use social media at least once a week;

b

foster child/not specified;

c

no response n = 1;

d

for parents: highest level achieved–high = bachelor/master's degree to doctorate (Ph.D), medium = secondary school-leaving certificate (Realschulabschluss)/university entry qualification (Abitur)/completed apprenticeship, low = no or lower school-leaving certificate (Hauptschulabschluss); for adolescents: (prospective) school leaving certificate (based on the current school performance)–high = university entry qualification (Abitur), medium = secondary school certificate (Realschulabschluss), low = no/special-school (Förderschulabschluss)/lower school certificate (Hauptschulabschluss);

e

no response adolescents n = 453, no response parents n = 3; no response/item not presented to adolescents younger than 14 years;

f

no response adolescents n = 451, no response parents n = 2; no response adolescents/item not presented to adolescents younger than 14 years;

g

for adolescents: university students, in voluntary service, military service, other occupation, or unemployed; for parents: job-seeking, welfare recipient, pensioners, disabled, trainee, student, no specification;

h

areas with ≥ 5,000 residents.