Table 5.
Path | Effect | Boot LLCI | Boot ULCI | SE | t | p-value |
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Total effect (c) | −.00 | −.06 | .05 | .03 | .16 | .871 |
Direct effect (c’) | .00 | −.05 | .05 | .02 | .01 | .994 |
a1 | −.02 | −.06 | .02 | .02 | 1.10 | .271 |
a2 | .02 | .00 | .03 | .01 | 2.17 | .030 |
a3 | −.01 | −.02 | .01 | .01 | .72 | .474 |
b1 | −.25 | −.32 | −.18 | .04 | 6.81 | <.001 |
b2 | −.82 | −1.00 | −.64 | .09 | 9.14 | <.001 |
b3 | −.76 | −.94 | −.59 | .09 | 8.41 | <.001 |
Indirect effects | ||||||
Total indirect effect | −.01 | −.03 | .03 | .02 | ||
a1b1 | .01 | −.01 | .02 | .01 | ||
a2b2 | −.02 | −.03 | −.00 | .01 | ||
a3b3 | .01 | −.01 | .02 | .01 | ||
Contrasts | ||||||
C1 | .02 | .00 | .04 | .01 | ||
C2 | .00 | −.01 | .02 | .01 | ||
C3 | −.02 | −.04 | −.00 | .01 |
Notes. a1, a2, a3 = regression coefficients of social media use predicting state existential isolation, emotional loneliness, and social loneliness, respectively. b1, b2, b3 = regression coefficients of state existential isolation, emotional loneliness, and social loneliness predicting meaning in life, respectively. C1 = state existential isolation minus emotional loneliness (a1b1–a2b2); C2 = state existential isolation minus social loneliness (a1b1–a3b3); C3 = emotional loneliness minus social loneliness (a2b2–a3b3).
Boot LLCI = bootstrapping lower limit confidence interval; Boot ULCI = bootstrapping upper limit confidence interval; SE = standard error; C# = contrast.