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. 2022 May 21:1–19. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03182-z

Table 5.

Correlation of addictive social media use with time spent on social media use and mental health factors (construct validity of Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale)

China France Germany Poland Russia Spain Sweden U.K. U.S.
Addictive Social Media Use “with”
  Daily Time of Social Media Use .193** .482** .465** .502** .434** .479** .509** .539** .476**
  Positive Mental Health −.033 −.132** −.160** − .142** .013 −.173** −.180** −.166** −.212**
  Sense of control −.341** −.327** −.329** −.315** −.331** −.313** −.362** −.266** −.444**
  Depression Symptoms .346** .423** .402** .438** .413** .419** .400** .256** .516**
  Anxiety Symptoms .382** .466** .467** .462** .472** .477** .515** .300** .622**
  Stress Symptoms .418** .426** .420** .437** .447** .481** .485** .346** .570**

China: N = 1030, France: N = 1012, Germany: N = 1175, Poland: N = 1012, Russia: N = 1020, Spain: N = 997, Sweden: N = 1022, U.K.: N = 1073, U.S.: N = 1077; **p < .01