Table 1.

Comparison of baseline data between bloggers and nonbloggers.

Outcome			Bloggers (n=47)					Nonbloggers (n=18)					P value
			Value, mean (SE)		Participant, n (%)a		Value, mean (SEM)			Participant, n (%)a
Depressive symptoms
	PHQ-9b score (range 0-27)	9.8 (0.8)		N/Ac		12.8 (1.4)			N/A		.06
	PHQ-9 score consistent with depression (range≥11)	N/A		19 (40)		N/A			9 (50)		.53
Anxious symptoms
	SCARED-Cd score (range 0-15)	4.4 (0.3)		N/A		4.8 (0.7)			N/A		.62
	SCARED score consistent with anxiety (range≥3)	N/A		41 (87)		N/A			13 (72)		.09
Treatment history (having ever received)
	Ever seen professional psychologist or counselor	N/A		40 (85)		N/A			17 (94)		.39
	Ever taken medication like antidepressants	N/A		28 (60)		N/A			12 (67)		.67
	Cybercoping (range 15-105)e	58.2 (4.4)		N/A		68.1 (6.6)			N/A		.22
	Self-esteem (range 10-40)	25.6 (0.8)		N/A		26.1 (1.4)			N/A		.73
	Mental health self-efficacy (range 0-20)	16.0 (0.4)		N/A		16.5 (0.8)			N/A		.56
	Social isolation (range 20-80)	43.2 (1.6)		N/A		46.2 (2.5)			N/A		.32
	Perceived stigma (range 0-36)	22.7 (1.2)		N/A		21.2 (1.9)			N/A		.54
	Social support (range 8-40)	31.0 (0.9)		N/A		28.7 (1.7)			N/A		.19
Positive youth development
	Competence (range 3-12)	7.6 (0.2)		N/A		7.6 (0.4)			N/A		.88
	Confidence (range 3-13)	7.0 (0.4)		N/A		7.7 (0.6)			N/A		.34
	Character (range 3-19)	14.7 (0.6)		N/A		15.7 (0.8)			N/A		.47
	Caring (range 3-15)	14.0 (0.2)		N/A		14.2 (0.3)			N/A		.68
	Connection (range 4-20)	14.0 (0.5)		N/A		13.1 (0.6)			N/A		.28

^aCalculations used exact sample sizes so that missing data were not included.

^bPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

^cN/A: not applicable.

^dSCARED-C: Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders-Child.

^eSample size is out of those who reported having read blogs before (ie, n=19 for bloggers, n=9 for nonbloggers).