Table 3.
Summary of the multiple linear regression model for mood regulation through the Internet variable in line with the predictor variables included in the analysis.
95% C.I | |||||||
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Variable | Predictor | β | E.S | t | p | Lower | Upper |
Mood regulation through the Internet | Age | −0.119 | 0.045 | −2.72 | 0.007 | −0.21 | −0.03 |
Conversation | −0.122 | 0.046 | −2.42 | 0.016 | −0.20 | −0.02 | |
Empathic | −0.068 | 0.036 | −1.37 | 0.173 | −0.12 | 0.02 | |
Self−exposure to strangers | 0.024 | 0.047 | 0.44 | 0.658 | −0.07 | 0.11 | |
Coping with risk | 0.147 | 0.051 | 3.04 | 0.002 | 0.05 | 0.25 | |
Academic and work social skills | 0.026 | 0.062 | 0.49 | 0.622 | −0.09 | 0.15 |
β = Standardized regression coefficient. SE = Standard error. Conversation = conversation and social ease. Empathic = empathic and positive feeling skills. Self-exposure to strangers = self-exposure to strangers and new situations. Coefficient of determination (adjusted R2) = 0.029, F = 3.57, p = 0.002.