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Table 6 Loneliness and channels of information

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

Channels

Number

Percent

Loneliness Scale score (mean ± SD)

p value*

Governmental and corporate homepages

514

  

0.425

 Never

360

70.0%

36.2 ± 9.7

 

 Once a year

71

13.8%

37.5 ± 10.0

 

 Four times a year

38

7.4%

35.4 ± 10.1

 

 Once a month

35

6.8%

33.7 ± 8.0

 

 Once a week

7

1.4%

32.1 ± 11.2

 

 2+ times/week

3

0.6%

36.3

 

Company and medical homepages

517

  

0.114

 Never

312

60.3%

36.4 ± 9.8

 

 Once a year

61

11.8%

37.2 ± 10.3

 

 Four times a year

47

9.1%

35.1 ± 10.4

 

 Once a month

72

13.9%

35.1 ± 8.6

 

 Once a week

17

3.3%

31.6 ± 6.9

 

 2+ times/week

8

1.5%

41.9 ± 7.8

 

Personal homepages

512

  

0.309

 Never

288

56.3%

36.6 ± 9.8

 

 Once a year

41

8.0%

36.9 ± 10.3

 

 Four times a year

49

9.6%

34.0 ± 8.6

 

 Once a month

68

13.3%

35.0 ± 10.3

 

 Once a week

39

7.6%

34.4 ± 8.0

 

 2+ times/week

27

5.3%

37.4 ± 9.9

 

SNS

511

  

0.013

 Never

326

63.8%

37.1 ± 9.6

 

 Once a year

22

4.3%

37.6 ± 10.3

 

 Four times a year

22

4.3%

32.9 ± 9.9

 

 Once a month

59

11.5%

34.3 ± 9.2

 

 Once a week

46

9.0%

34.0 ± 10.1

 

 2+ times/week

36

7.0%

32.8 ± 8.8

 

Magazines/books

513

  

0.027

 Never

139

27.1%

37.5 ± 10.8

 

 Once a year

69

13.5%

36.5 ± 9.4

 

 Four times a year

98

19.1%

37.5 ± 9.5

 

 Once a month

143

27.9%

34.8 ± 8.7

 

 Once a week

47

9.2%

34.8 ± 9.7

 

 2+ times/week

17

3.3%

31.2 ± 8.2

 

TV/Radio

513

  

0.026

 Never

197

38.4%

37.4 ± 10.2

 

 Once a year

58

11.3%

34.9 ± 8.8

 

 Four times a year

83

16.2%

37.7 ± 9.1

 

 Once a month

91

17.7%

34.8 ± 9.7

 

 Once a week

61

11.9%

33.9 ± 8.9

 

 2+ times/week

23

4.5%

34.1 ± 9.6

 

Pamphlets

509

  

0.133

 Never

305

59.9%

36.7 ± 10.1

 

 Once a year

61

12.0%

34.6 ± 8.8

 

 Four times a year

62

12.2%

37.7 ± 10.4

 

 Once a month

65

12.8%

33.6 ± 7.6

 

 Once a week

13

2.6%

36.4 ± 8.3

 

 2+ times/week

3

0.6%

37

 

Childrearing seminars

513

  

0.030

 Never

292

56.9%

36.3 ± 10.0

 

 Once a year

88

17.2%

38.1 ± 8.7

 

 Four times a year

51

9.9%

36.2 ± 10.0

 

 Once a month

68

13.3%

32.8 ± 8.2

 

 Once a week

11

2.1%

34.9 ± 10.9

 

 2+ times/week

3

0.6%

33

 
  1. *One-way analysis of variance
  2. SNS Social network site
  3. TV, television