Table 1.
Distribution of the studied variables with problematic Facebook use.
| Variables | Total sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean ±SD (BFAS score) | F/ t -test value | p -value | |
| Socio-demographic variables | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 344 (57.2) | 15.86 ± 5.63 | −0.719 | 0.473 |
| Female | 257 (42.8) | 16.20 ± 5.82 | ||
| Educational status | ||||
| University | 394 (65.6) | 15.68 ± 5.41 | 10.923 | <0.001 |
| Medical college | 178 (29.6) | 17.29 ± 5.86 | ||
| High school | 29 (4.8) | 12.51 ± 6.80 | ||
| Current residence | ||||
| Rural | 149 (24.8) | 15.99 ± 5.43 | −0.037 | 0.971 |
| Urban | 452 (75.2) | 16.01 ± 5.81 | ||
| Monthly family income (BDT) | ||||
| <15,000 | 106 (17.6) | 15.85 ± 5.64 | 1.212 | 0.298 |
| 15,000–3,000 | 227 (37.8) | 16.46 ± 5.42 | ||
| >30,000 | 268 (44.6) | 15.67 ± 5.97 | ||
| Family type | ||||
| Joint | 132 (22.0) | 15.99 ± 5.14 | −0.036 | 0.971 |
| Nuclear | 469 (78.0) | 16.01 ± 5.87 | ||
| Relationship status | ||||
| Single | 478 (79.5) | 16.19 ± 5.62 | 7.550 | 0.001 |
| In a relationship | 67 (11.1) | 16.92 ± 5.63 | ||
| Married | 56 (9.3) | 13.30 ± 5.92 | ||
| Currently living with family | ||||
| No | 78 (13.0) | 15.56 ± 5.98 | −0.735 | 0.462 |
| Yes | 523 (87.0) | 16.07 ± 5.67 | ||
| Behavioral health-related questions | ||||
| Number of daily sleeping hours | ||||
| <6 h | 69 (11.5) | 15.47 ± 5.62 | 0.601 | 0.549 |
| 6–7 h | 324 (53.9) | 15.93 ± 5.48 | ||
| More than 7 h | 208 (34.6) | 16.30 ± 6.09 | ||
| Physical exercise | ||||
| No | 306 (50.9) | 16.95 ± 5.69 | 4.188 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 295 (49.1) | 15.02 ± 5.58 | ||
| Smoking status | ||||
| No | 550 (91.5) | 16.09 ± 5.62 | 1.163 | 0.245 |
| Yes | 51 (8.5) | 15.11 ± 6.65 | ||
| Perceived health related problem | ||||
| No | 536 (89.2) | 15.92 ± 5.58 | −0.865 | 0.390 |
| Yes | 65 (10.2) | 16.67 ± 6.70 | ||
| Online use behaviors | ||||
| Daily internet use time | ||||
| <2 h | 23 (3.8) | 11.21 ± 3.94 | 21.561 | <0.001 |
| 2–3 h | 114 (19.0) | 14.06 ± 5.06 | ||
| 4–5 h | 144 (24.0) | 14.86 ± 4.87 | ||
| More than 5 h | 320 (53.2) | 17.55 ± 5.88 | ||
| Purpose of online use (Yes vs. No) | ||||
| Educational | 506 (84.2) | 15.89 ± 5.62 vs. 16.58 ± 6.17 | 1.080 | 0.281 |
| Messaging | 581 (96.7) | 16.14 ± 5.61 vs. 12.15 ± 7.22 | −2.444 | 0.024 |
| Gaming | 148 (24.6) | 15.97 ± 5.80 vs. 16.01 ± 5.69 | 0.070 | 0.944 |
| Watching video | 556 (92.5) | 16.09 ± 5.65 vs. 14.97 ± 6.42 | −1.258 | 0.209 |
| Social media use | 574 (95.5) | 16.29 ± 5.59 vs. 9.85 ± 4.80 | −5.884 | <0.001 |
| Shopping | 128 (21.3) | 16.00 ± 5.82 vs. 16.01 ± 5.69 | 0.019 | 0.985 |
| News | 379 (63.1) | 15.87 ± 5.61 vs. 16.23 ± 5.89 | 0.756 | 0.450 |
| Others | 405 (67.4) | 16.20 ± 5.71 vs. 15.61 ± 5.90 | −1.182 | 0.238 |
| Psychopathological factors | ||||
| Depression (Cutoff point: ≥3 out of 6) | ||||
| Probable depression | 260 (43.3) | 18.10 ± 5.67 | −8.259 | <0.001 |
| Normal | 341 (56.7) | 14.41 ± 5.21 | ||
| Anxiety (Cutoff point: ≥3 out of 6) | ||||
| Probable anxiety | 196 (32.6) | 19.09 ± 5.66 | −9.588 | <0.001 |
| Normal | 405 (67.4) | 14.51 ± 5.11 | ||
The bold values referred to significant results.