Table 2.
Comparison of the total scores of the study variables between males and females.
| Males (n = 120) |
Females (n = 335) |
t-Test | Cohen’s d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Machiavellianism | 1.59 (0.53) | 1.35 (0.41) | 5.03 *** | 0.53 |
| 2. Psychopathy | 1.98 (0.78) | 1.68 (0.63) | 4.15 *** | 0.44 |
| 3. Narcissism | 2.14 (0.84) | 1.85 (0.78) | 3.30 ** | 0.35 |
| 4. Fear of Missing Out | 1.99 (0.56) | 1.93 (0.58) | 1.03 | 0.11 |
| 5. Problematic Smartphone Use | 2.46 (0.85) | 2.69 (0.93) | −2.34 * | −0.25 |
| 6. Daily social media use (hours) | 2.73 (1.02) | 3.30 (0.90) | −5.71 *** | 0.59 |
Note. M (SD). * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01. *** p < 0.001.