TABLE 5.
Moderation models testing the moderator role of gender, age, and opposite/same-gender celebrity worship on the association between celebrity worship and indicators of subjective well-being.
| β (95% C.I.) | SE | p | R2 | |
| Model 1a outcome variable: General well-being | 0.01 | |||
| Celebrity worship | 0.01 (–0.02; 0.04) | 0.01 | 0.51 | |
| Gender | 0.78 (–0.19; 1.76) | 0.50 | 0.12 | |
| Celebrity worship × Gender | –0.02 (–0.04; 0.002) | 0.35 | 0.08 | |
| Model 1b outcome variable: Self-esteem | 0.08 | |||
| Celebrity worship | –0.002 (–0.06; 0.06) | 0.03 | 0.96 | |
| Gender | 0.71 (–1.19; 2.60) | 0.97 | 0.46 | |
| Celebrity worship × Gender | –0.04 (–0.08; <–0.001) | 0.02 | 0.05 | |
| Model 1c outcome variable: Perceived daytime sleepiness | 0.03 | |||
| Celebrity worship | 0.01 (–0.02; 0.04) | 0.02 | 0.33 | |
| Gender | –0.10 (–1.09; 0.89) | 0.50 | 0.85 | |
| Celebrity worship x Gender | 0.01 (–0.01; 0.03) | 0.01 | 0.35 | |
| Model 2a Outcome variable: General well-being | 0.005 | |||
| Celebrity worship | –0.02 (–0.05; 0.008) | 0.02 | 0.15 | |
| Age | –0.009 (–0.05; 0.03) | 0.02 | 0.65 | |
| Celebrity worship × Age | <0.001 (<–0.001; 0.001) | <0.001 | 0.61 | |
| Model 2b outcome variable: Self-esteem | 0.08 | |||
| Celebrity worship | –0.09 (–0.15; –0.03) | 0.03 | 0.003 | |
| Age | 0.07 (–0.005; 0.14) | 0.04 | 0.07 | |
| Celebrity worship × Age | <0.001 (<–0.001; 0.002) | <0.001 | 0.24 | |
| Model 2c Outcome variable: Perceived daytime sleepiness | 0.04 | |||
| Celebrity worship | 0.07 (0.03; 0.10) | 0.02 | <0.001 | |
| Age | 0.02 (–0.02; 0.06) | 0.02 | 0.31 | |
| Celebrity worship × Age | –0.001 (–0.002; <–0.001) | <0.001 | 0.01 | |
| Model 3a Outcome variable: General well-being | 0.006 | |||
| Celebrity worship | –0.01 (–0.02; <0.001) | 0.006 | 0.07 | |
| Opposite/same-gender celebrity worship | 0.50 (–0.51; 1.51) | 0.51 | 0.33 | |
| Celebrity worship × Opposite/same-gender | –0.01 (–0.03; 0.01) | 0.01 | 0.30 | |
| Model 3b outcome variable: Self-esteem | 0.08 | |||
| Celebrity worship | –0.05 (–0.07; –0.02) | 0.01 | <0.001 | |
| Opposite/same-gender celebrity worship | 1.08 (–0.89; 3.05) | 1.00 | 0.28 | |
| Celebrity worship × Opposite/same-gender | –0.03 (–0.07; 0.008) | 0.02 | 0.12 | |
| Model 3c outcome variable: Perceived daytime sleepiness | 0.03 | |||
| Celebrity worship | 0.03 (0.02; 0.04) | 0.006 | <0.001 | |
| Opposite/same-gender celebrity worship | –0.25 (–1.28; 0.78) | 0.52 | 0.63 | |
| Celebrity worship × Opposite/same-gender | –0.002 (–0.02; 0.02) | 0.01 | 0.82 |
Age and opposite/same-gender celebrity worship were added as covariates in Model 1a–c, while gender and opposite/same-gender celebrity worship were added as covariates in Model 2a–c, and gender and age were added as covariates in Model 3a–c. For the sake of clarity, covariates are not presented in this table.