Table 2.

Correlation analysis of social media use, communication capacity, and social anxiety (r).

Item	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Passive social media use	1
Active social media use	0.019	1
Communication capacity	−0.253 **	0.514 **	1
Verbal expression	−0.229 **	0.452 **	0.648 **	1
Enthusiasm	−0.213 **	0.505 **	0.599 **	0.534 **	1
Emotional sensitivity	−0.192 **	0.251 **	0.710 **	0.533 **	0.515 **	1
Comforting others	−0.137 **	0.488 **	0.669 **	0.551 **	0.559 **	0.587 **	1
Respect	−0.170 *	0.350 **	0.689 **	0.440 **	0.494 **	0.714 **	0.536 **	1
Empathy	0.093 **	0.517 **	0.709 **	0.525 **	0.496 **	0.680 **	0.604 **	0.766 **	1
Listening	−0.165	0.390 **	0.613 **	0.441 **	0.542 **	0.521 **	0.548 **	0.633 **	0.641 **	1
Emotional control	−0.379 **	0.572 **	0.703 **	0.303 **	0.234 **	0.269 **	0.262 **	0.223 **	0.247 **	0.284 **	1
Social anxiety	0.525 **	−0.342 **	−0.371 **	−0.330 **	0.237	−0.342	−0.386 **	0.212	−0.230	0.353 *	−0.479 **	1

Note: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.