TABLE 3.
Group comparisons across gender and opposite/same-gender celebrity worship in major demographics, celebrity worship, and indicators of subjective well-being.
| Gender |
Opposite/same-gender celebrity worship |
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| Total N = 1763 | Men n = 1171 | Women n = 592 | t/χ2 | Same-gender n = 1244 | Opposite-gender n = 519 | t/χ2 | |
| Major demographics | |||||||
| Age (years) Mean (SD)(range: 18–79) | 37.22 (11.38) | 36.91 (11.15) | 37.83 (13.09) | –1.47 | 36.29 (11.08) | 39.45 (13.22) | –4.79*** |
| Indicators of celebrity worship | |||||||
| Opposite-gender n (%) | 519 (29.44%) | 87 (7.43%) | 432 (72.97%) | – | – | ||
| Same-gender n (%) | 1244 (71.66%) | 1084 (92.57%) | 160 (27.03%) | 813.21*** | – | – | – |
| Celebrity worship Mean (SD) (range: 23–112) | 43.39 (13.85) | 43.40 (13.90) | 43.36 (13.75) | 0.07 | 43.00 (13.63) | 44.32 (14.34) | -1.83 |
| Indicators of subjective well-being | |||||||
| General well-being Mean (SD) (range: 0–15) | 8.61 (2.89) | 8.61 (2.88) | 8.60 (2.92) | 0.17 | 8.61 (2.86) | 8.60 (2.90) | 0.10 |
| Self-esteem Mean (SD) (range: 11–40) | 29.56 (5.85) | 29.95 (5.80) | 28.78 (5.88) | 3.99*** | 29.80 (5.81) | 28.98 (5.92) | 2.69** |
| Perceived daytime sleepiness Mean (SD) (range: 0–16) | 4.97 (2.98) | 4.95 (3.02) | 5.02 (2.91) | –0.51 | 5.02 (3.04) | 4.86 (2.82) | 1.07 |
***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01.