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Table 2 Multiple regression models predicting celebrity worship

From: The absorption-addiction model of celebrity worship: in search of a broader theoretical foundation

Predictor variables

Outcome variable: celebrity worship

β (SE)

95% CI

Model I

Gender

0.03 (0.06)

-0.07; 0.15

Age

-0.08 (0.05)

-0.17; 0.02

R2

0%

 

Model II

Gender

0.02 (0.06)

-0.09; 0.14

Age

-0.09 (0.05)

-0.18; 0.01

Emptiness

0.26 (0.06)***

0.16; 0.37

R2

8%

 

Model III

Gender

0.03 (0.06)

-0.08; 0.14

Age

-0.09 (0.05)

-0.18; 0.01

Harmonious passion

-0.02 (0.07)

-0.15; 0.11

Obsessive passion

0.32 (0.06)***

0.18; 0.43

R2

11%

 

Model IV

Gender

0.02 (0.06)

-0.09; 0.14

Age

-0.09 (0.05)

-0.18; 0.01

Extremism

0.41 (0.05)***

0.31; 0.50

R2

17%

 
  1. Note. N = 387. *** p < 0.001 95% confidence intervals are reported based on 1,000 bootstrapped samples
  2. Gender (1 = men, 2 = women) and age were added as observed control variables in models II–IV