Table 3.
Hierarchical regression analysis of perceived information distortion and functional literacy on addictive SMU (N = 411).
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | |
| Block 1: Demographic variables | ||||||
| Age | −0.19 * | (−0.33, −0.04) | −0.23 ** | (−0.37, −0.09) | −0.24 ** | (−0.38, −0.10) |
| Education | ||||||
| Below university | ref | ref | ref | |||
| University or above | 0.00 | (−0.12, 0.11) | 0.00 | (−0.11, 0.11) | 0.00 | [−0.11, 0.11] |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single-divorced-cohabited | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Married | −0.04 | (−0.17, 0.08) | −0.04 | (−0.16, 0.08) | −0.04 | [−0.16, 0.08] |
| Monthly income | ||||||
| 10,000 or above | ref | ref | ref | |||
| below 10,000 | 0.04 | (−0.06, 0.14) | 0.04 | (−0.06, 0.13) | 0.04 | [−0.06, 0.13] |
| Incremental R2 (%) | 5.30 *** | – | – | |||
| Block 2: Perceived information distortion and functional literacy | ||||||
| Perceived information distortion (IV) | – | 0.03 | (−0.06, 0.12) | 0.05 | (−0.04, 0.15) | |
| Functional literacy (M1) | – | −0.29 *** | (−0.38, −0.20) | −0.29 *** | (−0.39, −0.20) | |
| Incremental R2 (%) | – | 8.60 *** | – | |||
| Block 3: Interaction | ||||||
| IV*M1 | – | – | −0.10 * | (−0.19, 0.00) | ||
| Incremental R2 (%) | – | – | 0.90 *** | |||
| Total R2 (%) | 14.80 *** | |||||
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.