Table 4 Association of the socio-demographic, family domain, peer domain, personality domain, and behavioral domain factors with problematic social networking site usage (PSNSU)
From: Problematic social networking site usage and substance use by young adolescents
VARIABLES | MODALITIES | PSNSU Yes (n = 241) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC | Sex | Male (n = 653) | 17.3% | 0.085 |
Female (n = 591) | 21.2% | |||
Nationality | Italian (n = 969) | 18.3% | 0.002 | |
Not Italian (n = 204) | 27.9% | |||
FAMILY DOMAIN | Father’s alcohol consumption | Yes (n = 363) | 25.3% | < 0.001 |
No (n = 842) | 16.3% | |||
Mother’s alcohol consumption | Yes (n = 176) | 25.0% | 0.038 | |
No (n = 1031) | 18.3% | |||
Sibling’s alcohol consumption | Yes (n = 42) | 38.1% | 0.001 | |
No (n = 1005) | 18.0% | |||
Father’s smoking | Yes (n = 291) | 26.1% | < 0.001 | |
No (n = 964) | 16.8% | |||
Mother’s smoking | Yes (n = 183) | 23.5% | 0.093 | |
No (n = 1075) | 18.2% | |||
Sibling’s smoking | Yes (n = 88) | 33.0% | 0.001 | |
No (n = 1012) | 18.0% | |||
Weekly pocket money | 1–10 €/week (n = 250) | 17.6% | 0.023 | |
More than 10 €/week (n = 120) | 28.3% | |||
No (n = 894) | 18.1% | |||
PEER DOMAIN | Friends’ smoking | Yes (n = 352) | 35.5% | < 0.001 |
No (n = 896) | 12.6% | |||
Friends’ alcohol consumption | Yes (n = 99) | 49.5% | < 0.001 | |
No (n = 1034) | 16.5% | |||
PERSONALITY DOMAIN | Obeying rules | Always obeys the rules (n = 886) | 14.5% | < 0.001 |
No respect for rules (n = 360) | 30.8% | |||
Parish groups | Yes (n = 752) | 16.1% | 0.002 | |
No (n = 507) | 23.1% | |||
Volunteering | Yes (n = 174) | 19.9% | 0.086 | |
No (n = 1081) | 14.4% | |||
Artistic activities | Yes (n = 403) | 15.4% | 0.024 | |
No (n = 853) | 20.8% | |||
Playing sport | Yes (n = 1085) | 17.7% | 0.002 | |
No (n = 177) | 27.7% | |||
BEHAVIORAL DOMAIN | Returning home in the evenings | From 18 to 21:59 h (n = 665) | 21.2% | 0.028 |
After 22 h (n = 168) | 29.2% | |||
Hours of sleep | > 8 h (n = 1066) | 15.9% | < 0.001 | |
< 8 h (n = 195) | 36.9% | |||
Text messages sent | 0–15 text messages (n = 297) | 7.1% | < 0.001 | |
16–99 text messages (n = 415) | 19.3% | |||
100–499 text messages (n = 314) | 29.0% | |||
≥500 text messages (n = 80) | 47.5% | |||
Gambling | Yes (n = 419) | 26.7% | < 0.001 | |
No (n = 845) | 15.2% | |||
Hours spent watching TV | From 30 min to 2 h / day (n = 721) | 18.5% | 0.009 | |
More than 2 h / day (n = 333) | 23.7% | |||
Smoking in the last month | Yes (n = 90) | 52.2% | < 0.001 | |
No (n = 1175) | 16.5% | |||
Alcohol consumption in the last month | Yes (n = 229) | 35.4% | < 0.001 | |
No (n = 1036) | 15.4% | |||
Energy drinks consumption in the last month | Yes (n = 184) | 39.7% | < 0.001 | |
No (n = 1081) | 15.5% | |||