Table 5 Significant association between fan types and mental health outcomes of female participants (N = 624).

From: Unraveling complexity of celebrity worship and its associations with mental health among emerging adults in China

 

PHQ

GAD

Life satisfaction

Self-acceptance

Positive relations with others

 

B (95% CI)

t

p

B (95% CI)

t

p

B (95% CI)

t

p

B (95% CI)

t

p

B (95% CI)

t

p

Age

            

−0.01 (−0.13, 0.11)

−0.10

0.917

Education (Lower than Bachelor as reference)

Bachelor

−0.17 (−0.56, 0.22)

−0.86

0.388

   

0.20 (0.02, 0.38)*

2.14

0.032

0.67 (−0.20, 1.53)

1.52

0.130

0.46 (−0.48, 1.40)

0.96

0.335

Master and above

−0.29 (−0.71, 0.13)

−1.35

0.177

   

0.26 (0.07, 0.46)**

2.68

0.008

1.09 (0.15, 2.03)*

2.27

0.023

0.89 (−0.17, 1.96)

1.65

0.100

Intimate relationship (Single as reference)

Not single

         

0.36 (−0.16, 0.88)

1.36

0.174

0.90 (0.33, 1.47)***

3.09

<0.001

Sexual orientation (Not heterosexual as reference)

Heterosexual

−0.24 (−0.49, 0.02)

−1.84

0.066

−0.21 (−0.49, 0.07)

−1.49

0.136

   

0.03 (−0.54, 0.59)

0.10

0.920

1.14 (0.53, 1.75)***

3.65

<0.001

Monthly Income (0–2000 RMB as reference)

2001–5000 RMB

−0.15 (−0.40, 0.10)

−1.18

0.238

−0.21 (−0.48, 0.06)

−1.52

0.130

   

0.10 (−0.45, 0.66)

0.36

0.715

0.48 (−0.14, 1.10)

1.51

0.131

>5000 RMB

−0.30 (−0.58, −0.01)*

−2.04

0.041

−0.30 (−0.60, 0.00)*

−1.98

0.048

   

0.37 (−0.27, 1.01)

1.15

0.252

0.16 (−0.66, 0.98)

0.39

0.699

Self-perceived health

−0.64 (−0.78, −0.50)***

−9.10

<0.001

−0.66 (−0.81, −0.51)***

−8.67

<0.001

0.61 (0.54, 0.67)***

18.29

<0.001

1.90 (1.60, 2.21)***

12.17

<0.001

1.32 (0.99, 1.66)***

7.79

<0.001

Fan type (Ordinary Fans as reference)

Casual Admirers

0.46 (0.04, 0.88)*

2.16

0.031

0.80 (0.34, 1.25)***

3.43

<0.001

−0.07 (−0.27, 0.13)

−0.68

0.500

−0.86 (−1.79, 0.07)

−1.81

0.071

−1.17 (−2.18, −0.16)*

−2.28

0.023

Infatuated Admirers

0.22 (−0.11, 0.56)

1.32

0.186

0.38 (0.01, 0.74)*

2.03

0.043

−0.08 (−0.24, 0.08)

−1.01

0.315

−0.16 (−0.90, 0.58)

−0.42

0.676

−0.85 (−1.65, −0.05)*

−2.08

0.038

Devoted Supporters

0.36 (0.07, 0.66)*

2.41

0.016

0.52 (0.20, 0.84)***

3.16

<0.001

−0.14 (−0.28, 0.00)*

−1.97

0.049

−0.72 (−1.37, −0.06)*

−2.16

0.031

−0.72 (−1.43, −0.02)*

−2.01

0.045

Fanatical Fans

0.38 (0.05, 0.70)*

2.29

0.023

0.31 (−0.04, 0.66)

1.73

0.085

−0.08 (−0.23, 0.07)

−1.06

0.290

0.08 (−0.64, 0.79)

0.21

0.834

−0.47 (−1.25, 0.31)

−1.18

0.240

Superfans

0.16 (−0.56, 0.88)

0.44

0.664

0.30 (−0.49, 1.08)

0.74

0.457

0.07 (−0.27, 0.13)

0.38

0.704

0.78 (−0.83, 2.39)

0.96

0.340

1.05 (−0.70, 2.79)

1.18

0.239

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
  2. p values that are statistically significant are shown in bold.
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