Table 8.
Multivariable analysis of the Westerner subset.
Model 1: Linear Regression Taking the Intolerance Subscale as the Dependent Variable. | |||||
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Unstandardized Beta | Standardized Beta | p-Value | Confidence Interval | ||
Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||
Age 30 years and above compared to 18–29 years | 0.380 | 0.248 | <0.001 | 0.263 | 0.496 |
Males Compared to females | 0.464 | 0.273 | <0.001 | 0.339 | 0.589 |
Hours of social media use | 0.322 | 0.282 | <0.001 | 0.232 | 0.411 |
Knowledge of online support groups (no vs. yes) | 0.254 | 0.199 | <0.001 | 0.123 | 0.385 |
Using LinkedIn compared to not using LinkedIn | 0.198 | 0.050 | 0.003 | 0.067 | 0.329 |
Using Reddit compared to not using Reddit | −0.432 | −0.090 | <0.001 | −0.583 | −0.281 |
Variables entered: gender, age, hours of social media use, knowledge of online support groups, and the use of LinkedIn, and Reddit. | |||||
Model 2: Linear Regression Taking the Acceptance Subscale as the Dependent Variable. | |||||
Unstandardized Beta | Standardized Beta | p -Value | Confidence interval | ||
Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||
Age 30 years and above compared to 18–29 years | 0.194 | 0.071 | 0.001 | 0.080 | 0.307 |
Males Compared to females | 0.321 | 0.106 | <0.001 | 0.200 | 0.442 |
Hours of social media use | 0.347 | 0.171 | <0.001 | 0.259 | 0.435 |
Knowledge of online support groups (yes vs. no) | 0.769 | 0.338 | <0.001 | 0.625 | 0.913 |
Familiarity with people with mental illness (yes vs. no) | 0.761 | 0.318 | <0.001 | 0.634 | 0.887 |
Using Reddit compared to not using Reddit | 0.147 | 0.017 | 0.049 | 0.001 | 0.293 |
Variables entered: gender, age, hours of social media use, knowledge of online support groups, familiarity with people who have a mental illness, and the use of Reddit. | |||||
Model 3: Linear Regression Taking the Digital Care Sentiment Subscale as the Dependent Variable. | |||||
Unstandardized Beta | Standardized Beta | p -Value | Confidence interval | ||
Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||
Males Compared to females | 0.123 | 0.055 | 0.032 | 0.011 | 0.235 |
Hours of social media use | 0.349 | 0.233 | <0.001 | 0.268 | 0.431 |
Knowledge of online support groups (yes vs. no) | 0.695 | 0.415 | <0.001 | 0.586 | 0.803 |
Active on Facebook communities compared to inactivity on Facebook communities | 0.103 | 0.019 | 0.094 | −0.017 | 0.224 |
Intolerance scores | 0.382 | 0.291 | <0.001 | 0.309 | 0.454 |
Variables entered: gender, hours of social media use, knowledge of online support groups, being active on Facebook communities, and intolerance score. |