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