Table 3 Comparison of social media addiction scale total score averages with some variables
From: Prevalence and causes of social media usage and addiction status of pregnant women
X ± SS | *F *X2 *t | p | ** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Status Low Moderate Good Very good | 70,24 ± 13,81 65,18 ± 13,89 64,16 ± 13,13 60,24 ± 18,83 | f: 5,432 | *0,001 | Low-Moderate, Low-Good, Low-Very Good |
Educational Status Literate Elementary School Secondary School Bachelor’s degree and higher | 68,58 ± 17,30 69,27 ± 14,69 65,00 ± 13,60 64,42 ± 13,74 | f: 2,778 | *0,041 | Literate- Bachelor’s degree and higher |
Husband’s educational status Literate Elementary School Secondary School Bachelor’s degree and higher | 68,79 ± 16,02 68,63 ± 12,26 64,46 ± 13,39 61,18 ± 16,02 | *: 8,149 | *0,000 | Literate- Bachelor’s degree and higher, Elementary School- Secondary School, Elementary School- Bachelor’s degree and higher |
Number of Pregnancy 1 pregnancy 2 pregnancies 3 pregnancies 4 pregnancies and more | 59,08 ± 16,09 65,87 ± 13,60 67,34 ± 12,71 69,35 ± 12,48 | X2: 28,725 | *0,000 | 1 pregnancy-2 pregnancies, 1pregnancy - 3pregnancies, 1pregnancy - 4pregnancies and more |
Number of Births None 1 birth 2 births 3 births and more | 62,61 ± 15,59 65,59 ± 14,24 65,93 ± 13,08 69,80 ± 12,22 | X2 : 8,876 | *0,031 | None-3 births and more, 2 births-3 births and more |
Attendance to Pregnancy Trainings Yes No | 64,06 ± 14,19 66,77 ± 13,95 | t: -2,140 | *0,033 | |
Social Media Usage Prevalence 0–3 h 3–6 h 6 h and more | 54,03 ± 16,38 68,47 ± 10,94 71,88 ± 15,00 | f: 59,782 | *0,000 | 0–3 h-(3–6) hours, 0–3-6 h and more |
Social Media Use Before Pregnancy Never Rarely Often | 61,12 ± 13,24 57,77 ± 15,68 68,28 ± 12,58 | f: 28,284 | *0,000 | Rarely-Often |
Purpose of Using Social Media Social networking Contact Shopping Obtaining information Research | 69,73 ± 12,44 64,23 ± 12,57 64,57 ± 13,61 60,37 ± 14,99 54,64 ± 18,57 | X2 : 42,713 | *0,000 | Social networking- Contact, Social networking- Shopping, Social networking- Obtaining information, Social networking- Research, Contact- Research, Shopping- Research |
Blogs and Other Written Sources Followed Healthcare Professionals Doula Blogger Mothers Mom and Baby Brands | 60,61 ± 17,47 65,84 ± 11,04 68,27 ± 12,05 62,51 ± 15,25 | X2 : 20,706 | *0,000 | Healthcare Professionals- Blogger Mothers, Blogger Mothers- Mom and Baby Brands |
The First Person that Participants Contact Healthcare Professionals Doula Blogger Mothers Mom and Baby Brands | 61,37 ± 16,41 65,79 ± 12,65 68,81 ± 11,73 64,18 ± 13,96 | f: 9,651 | *0,000 | Healthcare Professionals- Blogger Mothers |
Status of Believing the Accuracy of Information Sometimes Often Always | 56,81 ± 15,50 68,75 ± 12,92 68,75 ± 11,11 | X2 : 69,061 | *0,000 | Sometimes-Often, Sometimes-Always |
Status of affecting the Decision Process Yes No | 66,56 ± 13,98 61,49 ± 13,95 | t: 3,212 | *0,001 | |
Consulting Health Professionals Yes No | 62,13 ± 15,39 68,66 ± 12,07 | t:-5,232 | *0,000 |