Table 1.
Descriptive statistics comparing gender for both control and main variables.
| Variables (valid observations) | 1Males, N = 899 | 1Females, N = 1,124 | 1Total, N = 2023 | 2p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (N = 2023; 100%) | 17.3 (0.9) | 17.4 (0.9) | 17.4 (0.85) | =0.130 |
| Number of close friends (N = 2017; 99.7%) | =0.290 | |||
| None | 25 (2.8%) | 20 (1.8%) | 45 (2.2%) | |
| One | 56 (6.3%) | 67 (6.0%) | 123 (6.1%) | |
| Two or more | 813 (90.9%) | 1,036 (92.3%) | 1849 (91.7%) | |
| Frequency use of social media (N = 2007; 99.2%) | <0.001 | |||
| Rarer than every day | 37 (4.2%) | 16 (1.4%) | 53 (2.6%) | |
| Every day | 189 (21.3%) | 174 (15.5%) | 363 (18.1%) | |
| Several times a day | 439 (49.5%) | 582 (51.9%) | 1,021 (50.9%) | |
| Almost all the time | 221 (24.9%) | 349 (31.1%) | 570 (28.4%) | |
| Duration of social media use (N = 1998; 98.8%) | <0.001 | |||
| Less than 30 min | 35 (4.0%) | 11 (1.0%) | 46 (2.3%) | |
| 30 min – 1 h | 101 (11.5%) | 65 (5.8%) | 166 (8.3%) | |
| 1–2 h | 184 (20.9%) | 170 (15.2%) | 354 (17.7%) | |
| 2–4 h* | 326 (37.0%) | 402 (36.0%) | 728 (36.4%) | |
| 4–5 h | 134 (15.2%) | 284 (25.4%) | 418 (20.9%) | |
| More than 5 h | 101 (11.5%) | 185 (16.6%) | 286 (14.3%) | |
| Public sharing (N = 1950; 96.4%) | =0.019 | |||
| Yes | 52 (6.1%) | 99 (9.0%) | 151 (7.7%) | |
| No | 803 (93.9%) | 996 (91.0%) | 1799 (92.3%) | |
| Private sharing (N = 1944; 96.1%) | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 202 (23.6%) | 409 (37.6%) | 611 (31.4%) | |
| No | 653 (76.4%) | 680 (62.4%) | 1,333 (68.6%) | |
| Total score WEMWBS (N = 2018; 99.8%) | 51.8 (10.0) | 46,2 (9.4) | 48.7 (10.0) | <0.001 |
1
Mean (SD); n (%).
2
Independent t-test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test.
*
Values 2–3 h and 3–4 h has been collapsed due to errors in answer options in the electronic survey.