Table 1 Descriptive statistics and between-person correlations of study variables.
From: A harsher reality for adolescents with depression on social media
Variables | Descriptives | Correlation with depressive symptoms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | M | SD | ||
Depressive symptoms | 479 | 19.77 | 5.79 | |
Quantity social media activities (RQ1a) | ||||
Frequency of social media posting | 479 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.019 |
Time spent communicating online with friends | 479 | 59.10 | 47.56 | 0.089 |
Time spent scrolling on social media | 479 | 120.37 | 66.35 | 0.090* |
Social media experiences (RQ1b) | ||||
Feedback preoccupation | 410 | 26.82 | 19.69 | 0.223*** |
Perceived positivity of feedback | 410 | 66.67 | 16.19 | − 0.171*** |
Friend support in online communication | 479 | 70.21 | 13.94 | − 0.209*** |
Friend rejection in online communication | 479 | 18.03 | 14.79 | 0.405*** |
Scrolling-induced fun | 479 | 68.32 | 16.33 | − 0.134** |
Scrolling-induced insecurity | 479 | 20.02 | 20.13 | 0.446*** |
