Table 6.
Direct effects of the variable.
| Paths | H | O | M | SD | T-statistics | Effect Size (f2) | Value of p | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMO➔NA | H1 | 0.233 | 0.237 | 0.078 | 2.982 | 0.031 | 0.003 | Accepted |
| SMO➔NFN | H2 | 0.737 | 0.738 | 0.040 | 18.475 | 1.191 | 0.000 | Accepted |
| SMO➔NF | H3 | 0.297 | 0.291 | 0.093 | 3.181 | 0.049 | 0.002 | Accepted |
| NFN ➔NA | H4 | 0.248 | 0.250 | 0.081 | 3.064 | 0.035 | 0.002 | Accepted |
| NFN➔NF | H5 | 0.145 | 0.150 | 0.090 | 1.620 | 0.012 | 0.106 | Rejected |
H, Hypothesis; O, Original Sample; M, Sample Mean; SD, Standard Deviation; SRMR = 0.076, NFI = 0.752, SMO, Social Media Overload; NA, News Avoidance; NF, News Filtering; NFN, and Need for News.