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. 2021 May 28;8(5):e23688. doi: 10.2196/23688

Table 3.

Pearson correlations between key variables (N=302)a.

Measure Problematic social media use Social media hours per week (natural log [Ln]) Internalized sexual and gender minority stigma Emotional social support Depressive symptoms
Problematic social media use

r 1 0.24b 0.22b −0.16c 0.22b

P value d <.001 <.001 .007 <.001
Social media hours per week (natural log [Ln])

r 0.24b 1 −0.05 0.02 0.15c

P value <.001 .41 .78 .009
Internalized sexual and gender minority stigma

r 0.22b −0.05 1 −0.23b 0.13e

P value <.001 .41 <.001 .02
Emotional social support

r −0.16c 0.02 −0.23b 1 −0.28b

P value .007 .78 <.001 <.001
Depressive symptoms

r −0.22b 0.15c 0.13e −0.28b 1

P value <.001 .009 .02 <.001

an=300 for social media hours per week; n=299 for internalized sexual and gender minority stigma.

bSignificant at the P<.001 level.

cSignificant at the P<.01 level.

dNot applicable.

eSignificant at the P<.05 level.