Table 2.
Scores for problematic social media use, perceived social support, loneliness, and social media violence for college students in Shaanxi, China: Overall and by sex.
| Variable | Sex | Mean ± SD | t/F | p across Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problematic social media use a | Males | 19.64 ± 5.46 | −1.88 | 0.06 |
| Females | 19.78 ± 5.05 | |||
| All | 19.72 ± 5.15 | |||
| Perceived social support b | Males | 60.00 ± 14.57 | −19.25 | <0.001 |
| Females | 63.87 ± 13.12 | |||
| All | 62.22 ± 13.89 | |||
| Loneliness c | Males | 16.43 ± 4.34 | 4.37 | <0.001 |
| Females | 16.16 ± 4.13 | |||
| All | 16.27 ± 4.19 | |||
| Social media violence d | Males | 5.82 ± 2.26 | 761.24 | <0.001 |
| Females | 5.01 ± 1.76 | |||
| All | 5.36 ± 2.01 |
a: Assessed using the revised version of the Social Media Sites Addiction Scale. b: Assessed by Chinese version of Perceived Social Support Scale. c: Assessed by the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8). d: Assessed by the Internet Violence Scale developed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.