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Table 3 Bivariate analysis taking the smartphone addiction scale as the dependent variable

From: Problematic smartphone use and affective temperaments among Lebanese young adults: scale validation and mediating role of self-esteem

 

Smartphone addiction

p

 

Mean ± SD

 

Gender

  

Male

31.06 ± 9.46

0.838

Female

31.24 ± 8.54

 

Marital status

  

Single

31.35 ± 8.82

0.198

Married

29.47 ± 8.58

 

Education level

  

School education

31.73 ± 9.29

0.748

University education

31.16 ± 8.79

 
 

Correlation coefficient

 

Depressive temperament

0.358

 < 0.001

Cyclothymic temperament

0.330

 < 0.001

Hyperthymic temperament

0.091

0.051

Irritable temperament

0.227

 < 0.001

Anxious temperament

0.272

 < 0.001

Self-esteem scale

 − 0.286

 < 0.001

Age

 − 0.052

0.266

Household crowding index

 − 0.106

0.023

Number of children

0.012

0.804

  1. Numbers in bold indicate significant p-values
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BMC Psychology

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