An exploration of the link between adult attachment and problematic Facebook use

Flynn, Sally; Noone, Chris; Sarma, Kiran M.

doi:10.1186/s40359-018-0245-0

BMC Psychology

Table 5 Hierarchical multiple regression analyses testing predictive models of attachment insecurity and problematic Facebook use

From: An exploration of the link between adult attachment and problematic Facebook use

	Models	Self-disclosure			Intrusive-risky/impulsive			Social comparison			Impression management			Intrusive- social			Intrusive- emotional
	Predictors	B	SE B	β	B	SE B	β	B	SE B	β	B	SE B	β	B	SE B	β	B	SE B	β
	Stress	0.01	.00	0.13*	0.12	0.04	0.17*	0.25	0.06	0.28**	0.30	0.07	0.21**	0.06	0.02	0.18*	0.03	0.02	.09
	Daily time	.00	.00	0.14**	0.02	.00	0.25**	.00	.00	0.03	.00	.00	.00	0.01	.00	0.19**	.01	.00	.15**
	No. of friends	9.35	.00	0.10*	.00	.00	0.12**	.00	.00	0.12**	.00	.00	0.04	2.11	.00	.00	.00	.00	.08*
	Self-esteem	−.00	.00	−0.07*	−0.14	0.04	−0.11*	−0.35	0.07	−0.18**	−0.64	0.09	−0.25**	− 0.06	0.02	− 0.10*	−0.07	0.03	−.10*
	Age	.00	.00	0.08*	−0.07	0.22	−0.19*	− 0.08	0.03	− 0.09*	−0.09	0.04	−0.07	− 0.01	0.01	− 0.03	−0.01	0.01	−.02
	Gender	−0.02	0.03	−0.02	0.53	0.43	0.04	2.10	0.66	0.12**	−0.56	0.88	− 0.02	−0.02	0.20	−.00	0.62	0.25	.09*
	Anxiety	0.01	.00	0.13*	0.06	0.05	0.06	0.16	0.08	0.10	0.22	0.19	0.11*	0.08	0.02	0.17*	0.07	0.03	.12*
1	R²		0.11**			0.21**			0.21**			0.19**			0.18**			0.10**
	Stress	0.01	.00	0.13*	0.12	0.04	0.17*	0.24	0.06	0.22**	0.29	0.07	0.20**	0.06	0.02	0.18*	0.03	0.02	.08
	Daily time	.00	.00	0.14**	0.02	.00	0.25**	.00	.00	0.03	.00	.00	.00	0.01	.00	0.19**	0.01	.00	.15**
	No. of friends	9.35	.00	0.10*	.00	.00	0.12*	.00	.00	0.12**	.00	.00	0.02	−5.82	.00	−0.01	.00	.00	.07
	Self-esteem	−.00	.00	−0.05	−0.11	0.05	−0.08*	−0.30	0.07	−.016**	−0.48	0.09	−0.19**	−0.03	0.02	−0.06	− 0.05	0.03	−.07
	Age	.00	.00	0.07*	−0.08	0.22	−0.13**	−0.09	0.03	−0.10*	− 0.11	0.04	− 0.09*	−0.01	0.01	−0.05	− 0.01	0.01	−.03
	Gender	−.00	0.03	−0.01	0.86	0.44	0.07	2.53	0.67	0.13**	0.87	0.87	0.03	0.19	0.20	0.03	0.78	0.25	.11*
	Anxiety	0.01	.00	0.11	0.03	0.05	0.03	0.12	0.08	0.07	0.08	0.10	0.04	0.06	0.02	0.13*	0.05	0.03	.09
	Attachment avoidance	0.03	0.01	0.10*	0.67	0.18	0.13**	0.88	0.27	0.17**	2.88	0.35	0.29**	0.42	0.08	0.19**	0.32	0.10	.12*
2	R² full model		0.12**			0.23*			0.22**			0.26**			0.21**			0.11**
2	R² Change		0.01**			0.02*			0.01**			0.07**			0.03**			0.01*
	Stress	0.01	.00	0.11	0.09	0.04	0.13*	0.17	0.05	0.16**	0.24	0.07	0.17*	0.05	0.02	0.14*	0.02	0.02	.05
	Daily Time	.00	.00	0.14**	0.02	.00	0.25**	.00	.00	0.02	.00	.00	.00	0.01	.00	0.19**	0.01	.00	.15**
	No. of friends	8.49	.00	0.09*	.00	.00	0.10*	.00	.00	0.10*	.00	.00	0.01	.00	.00	−0.02	.00	.00	.06
	Self-esteem	−.00	.00	−0.03	−0.08	0.05	−0.06	−0.23	0.07	−0.12**	−0.42	0.09	−0.16**	−0.02	0.02	0.03	−0.04	0.03	−.05
	Age	.00	.00	0.08*	−0.07	0.22	−0.12*	−0.07	0.03	−0.08*	−.010	0.04	−0.08*	0.01	0.01	0.04	−0.01	0.01	−.02
	Gender	−.00	0.03	−.00	0.86	0.44	0.07	2.52	0.65	0.13**	0.86	0.86	0.03	0.19	0.20	0.03	0.77	0.25	.11*
	Anxiety	0.01	.00	0.10	0.01	0.05	0.01	0.08	0.08	0.05	0.06	0.10	0.03	0.05	0.02	0.12*	0.05	0.03	.08
	Attachment avoidance	0.02	0.01	0.05	0.31	0.21	0.06	−0.13	0.31	−0.02	2.15	0.41	0.21**	0.24	0.09	0.11*	0.16	0.12	.06
	Attachment anxiety	0.03	0.01	0.12*	0.65	0.19	0.15*	−1.82	0.28	0.28**	1.32	0.37	0.16**	0.33	0.09	0.18**	0.29	0.11	.13*
3	R2 full model		0.12**			0.24**			0.27**			0.27**			0.23**			0.12**
3	R2 change		0.01**			0.01**			0.04**			0.01**			0.02**			0.01*

Notes:
1 = Block 1 (contribution of control variables)
2 = Block 2 (additional contribution of attachment avoidance)
3 = Block 3 (additional contribution of attachment anxiety)
* p < .05, ** p < .001

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