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Table 3 Current dating app users versus non-users by mental health outcome (N = 437)

From: Swipe-based dating applications use and its association with mental health outcomes: a cross-sectional study

MH Measure

Total

n %

Non-Users

Users

Chi-square value

Degrees of Freedom

P valuea

K6 Score - Psychological Distress

No distress

388

88.8%

285 (92.5%)

103 (79.8%)

12.701

1

< 0.001

Distress

49

11.2%

23 (7.5%)

26 (20.2%)

GAD-2 Score – Anxiety (missing = 1)

No Anxiety

345

79.1%

248 (80.5%)

97 (75.8%)

1.229

1

0.268

Anxiety

91

20.9%

60 (19.5%)

31 (24.2%)

PHQ-2 Score – Depression

No Depression

383

87.6%

279 (90.6%)

104 (80.6%)

8.335

1

0.004

Depression

54

12.4%

29 (9.4%)

25 (19.4%)

Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (missing = 7)

Normal/High

369

85.8%

262 (86.8%)

107 (83.6%)

0.738

1

0.390

Low

61

14.2%

40 (13.2%)

21 (16.4%)

  1. a Chi-square analyses
  2. p value for a significant result