Social media use disorder and loneliness: any association between the two? Results of a cross-sectional study among Lebanese adults

Table 2 Bivariate analysis of categorical variables associated with loneliness

	Loneliness score	p-value
	Mean ± SD	p-value
Gender
Male	1.30 ± 1.45	0.005
Female	1.75 ± 1.68	0.005
Monthly income
< 1000 $	1.80 ± 1.71	0.001
1000–2000 $	1.42 ± 1.55
> 2000 $	0.88 ± 1.21
Education level
Illiterate/ primary / complementary	1.60 ± 1.66	0.004
Secondary	2.08 ± 2.07
University	1.41 ± 1.42

Variables showing significant associations with the loneliness score are showing in the table; Post hoc analysis: education level (secondary vs university p = 0.002); monthly income (< 1000 USD vs > 2000 USD p = 0.002)

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