Table 2.

Associations (Pearson's r) between main study variables at baseline controlling for demographic factors.

	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.
1. Loneliness	.	0.43⁎⁎	0.25⁎⁎	0.27⁎⁎	0.51⁎⁎	−0.01	0.04	−0.15⁎⁎
2. SDQ - emotional symptoms			0.29⁎⁎	0.37⁎⁎	0.66⁎⁎	0.01	0.02	−0.10*
3. SDQ – conduct problems				0.53⁎⁎	0.39⁎⁎	0.05	0.15⁎⁎	−0.21⁎⁎
4. SDQ – hyperactivity-inattention					0.49⁎⁎	0.05	0.08*	−0.12*
5. K6 -psychological distress						0.00	0.09*	−0.19⁎⁎
6. Time spent talking							0.36⁎⁎	0.03
7. Time spent texting								−0.04
8. Closeness with parents

^⁎p<.05.

^⁎⁎p<001 SDQ=Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.