Table 3.

Gratifications sought of SEIM use according to adolescents’ SEIM use frequencies

	SEIM use frequencies
Gratifications sought	Low M (SD)	Middle M (SD)	High M (SD)
Arousal (M = 5.16, SD = 1.66)	4.66 (1.81)	5.82 (1.05)	6.17 (1.15)
Curiosity (M = 3.29, SD = 1.75)	3.36 (1.45)	3.15 (1.72)	3.44 (1.20)
Education (M = 3.09, SD = 1.75)	3.11 (1.67)	3.14 (1.84)	2.70 (2.02)
Exploration (M = 3.71, SD = 1.87)	3.57 (1.77)	3.81 (1.84)	4.39 (2.25)
Boredom (M = 3.94, SD = 1.95)	3.45 (1.79)	4.54 (1.92)	5.11 (2.09)
Loneliness (M = 2.55, SD = 1.66)	2.26 (1.44)	2.68 (1.65)	4.19 (2.22)
Stress (M = 4.29, SD = 1.74)	3.76 (1.70)	5.01 (1.42)	5.19 (1.95)

Means and standard deviations are calculated using the sample of respondents in the different groups of W2 who used SEIM (N = 274)