TABLE 3.
Model estimates 4‐class solution
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Class 1: n = 350 (24.7%) Variably high problematic SMU, variably high SMU frequency |
Class 2: n = 224 (15.8%) Persistently high problematic SMU, persistently average SMU frequency |
Class 3: n = 318 (22.4%) Persistently low problematic SMU, persistently low SMU frequency |
Class 4: n = 527 (37.1%) Persistently low problematic SMU, variably high SMU frequency |
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| B | SE | D. | B | SE | D. | B | SE | D. | B | SE | D. | |
| Problematic SMU | ||||||||||||
| Intercept | 0.888*** | .084 | a | 0.680*** | .165 | a | −1.458*** | .212 | b | −0.665*** | .131 | c |
| Slope | 0.164 | .089 | a | 0.017 | .150 | a | 0.310 | .256 | a | 0.128 | .182 | a |
| Quadratic | −0.064* | .031 | a | −0.011 | .053 | a | −0.062 | .088 | a | −0.037 | .060 | a |
| SMU frequency | ||||||||||||
| Intercept | 5.264*** | .128 | a | 3.628*** | .269 | b | 2.249*** | .089 | c | 4.186*** | .116 | b |
| Slope | 0.592*** | .137 | ac | −0.027 | .294 | ab | 0.077 | .106 | b | 0.711*** | .119 | c |
| Quadratic | −0.197*** | .042 | a | 0.023 | .083 | b | 0.054 | .037 | b | −0.174*** | .036 | a |
Columns with different letters denote that estimates differed significantly across the respective classes as obtained by z‐scores of the parameter differences.
Abbreviations: B, unstandardized coefficient; D., difference; SE, standard error; SMU, social media use.
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001.