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. 2021 Sep 21;23(9):e21316. doi: 10.2196/21316

Table 5.

Mediation effects of changes in negative psychosocial factors on the association between △SFUI (or △EFUI) and △Center for Epidemiological Studies–Depression Scale (n=4237) using multilevel linear regression models. All models were adjusted by grade, academic performance and perceived study pressure.

Model β (SE) P value Mediation effect (the ratio of indirect effect to total effect)




Effect size (%) Sobel Z P value
Model m1

5.11 2.43 .02

△SFUIa 0.07 (0.02) <.001




△Mother–adolescent conflict 0.09 (0.02) <.001



Model m2

20.97 5.14 <.001

△SFUI 0.06 (0.02) <.001




△Social nonconfidence 0.36 (0.04) <.001



Model m3

25.33 N/Ab N/A

△SFUI 0.06 (0.02) <.001




△Mother–adolescent conflict 0.09 (0.02) <.001




△Social nonconfidence 0.35 (0.04) <.001



Model m4

30.65 6.07 <.001

△EFUIc 0.10 (0.04) <.001




△Social nonconfidence 0.36 (0.04) <.001



aSFUI: Social Function Use Intensity.

bN/A: not applicable.

cEFUI: Entertainment Function Use Intensity.