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Table 4 Communication device use and Loneliness Scale scores

From: Loneliness among mothers raising children under the age of 3 years and predictors with special reference to the use of SNS: a community-based cross-sectional study

Communication device*

Number

Percent

Loneliness Scale score (mean ± SD)

p value

Traditional cell phones

522

 

0.052

 Don’t have

432

82.8%

35.6 ± 9.8

 

  < 0.5 h

61

11.7%

37.8 ± 8.5

 

 0.5–1 h

12

2.3%

41.0 ± 8.7

 

 1–2 h

9

1.7%

43.0 ± 8.4

 

 2–3 h

6

1.1%

34.8 ± 10.4

 

  ≥ 3 h

2

0.4%

38.0

 

 Don’t know

0

0.0%

  

 No answer

1

   

Smartphones

522

 

0.001

 Don’t have

65

12.5%

38.4 ± 8.5

 

  < 0.5 h

48

9.2%

36.4 ± 10.1

 

 0.5–1 h

113

21.6%

34.9 ± 9.0

 

 1–2 h

138

26.4%

33.7 ± 9.1

 

 2–3 h

96

18.4%

37.5 ± 10.1

 

  ≥ 3 h

53

10.2%

38.7 ± 11.3

 

 Don’t know

9

1.7%

40.8 ± 6.2

 

 No answer

1

   

Tablets

522

 

0.041

 Don’t have

431

82.6%

36.1 ± 9.8

 

  < 0.5 h

59

11.3%

34.3 ± 8.7

 

 0.5–1 h

18

3.4%

36.2 ± 9.9

 

 1–2 h

8

1.5%

39.8 ± 5.8

 

 2–3 h

5

1.0%

47.8 ± 3.9

 

  ≥ 3 h

1

0.2%

46.0

 

 Don’t know

0

0.0%

  

 No answer

1

   

Personal computers

521

 

0.625

 Don’t have

268

51.3%

35.8 ± 9.9

 

  < 0.5 h

190

36.4%

36.1 ± 9.5

 

 0.5–1 h

26

5.0%

36.7 ± 9.4

 

 1–2 h

17

3.3%

38.1 ± 9.5

 

 2–3 h

5

1.0%

42.8 ± 5.3

 

  ≥ 3 h

15

2.9%

36.4 ± 9.2

 

 Don’t know

0

0.0%

  

 No answer

2

   
  1. *All participants used some type of communication device