Measuring the Impact of Social Media on Young People’s Mental Health: Development and Validation of the Social Media-Induced Tendency Scale

Table 7

Correlation of the SMIDT (dimensions), social comparison order, State Self-Esteem Scale, social media addiction, and emotional intelligence.

S/N		Variables			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1		Age	21.95	3.79	1
2		Gender			.20	1
3	SC	Ability	17.65	4.68	-.17	-.04	1
4		Opinion	17.93	2.64	-.03	-.14	.08	1
5		SMA	22.41	5.17	-.18	-.08	.44	.07	1
6	EI	AP-O-E	4.79	1.95	-.15	-.06	-.04	.06	.02	1
7		AP-OT-E	7.10	1.84	.09	.10	-.26	-.07	-.21	-.04	1
8		REG O-E	6.72	1.88	.38	.22	-.11	-.05	-.20	-.04	.18	1
9		REG OT-E	5.92	1.94	-.35	-.28	.23	-.03	.22	.03	-.07	-.39	1
10		Utilization	7.89	1.63	.25	.17	.04	.05	-.02	-.22	.09	.27	-.19	1
11	SMIDT	SAS	13.14	3.87	-.03	.01	.36	.03	.81	-.01	-.48	-.31	.39	.10	1
12		Worthlessness	18.43	3.30	-.09	-.12	.38	.34	.82	.01	-.33	-.42	.37	.02	.59	1
13		ERA	10.85	3.75	-.30	-.09	.49	-.00	.72	.03	-.28	-.53	.25	-.16	.31	.38	1

and ; gender (dummy coded “0,” female; “1,” male). SC: social comparison; EI: emotional intelligence; SMIDT: social media-induced depression tendency; SMA: social media addiction; AP-OE: appraisal of own emotion; AP-OT-E: appraisal of others’ emotion; REG-OT-E: regulation of others’ emotions; REG-O-E: regulation of own emotions; SAS: sensitivity/attention seeking; ERA: escapism/reality avoidance.