Table 2: Means (standard deviations) for the narcissism (NPI), problematic internet use (PIUQ), and personal use (hours/day) for baseline and follow-up for the sample split into those who use and do not use visual and verbal forms of social media.
|
Visual |
Verbal |
|
User |
Non-user |
t |
User |
Non-user |
t |
Baseline NPI |
13.07 (5.56) |
12.67 (5.97) |
.45 |
13.25 (5.80) |
11.84 (5.84) |
.91 |
Baseline PIUQ |
21.19 (8.04) |
24.29 (12.06) |
1.18 |
21.73 (10.45) |
27.47 (11.15) |
2.03* |
Baseline Use |
2.92 (1.83) |
3.29 (1.96) |
.79 |
2.96 (1.74) |
3.76 (2.28) |
1.54 |
Follow NPI |
12.31 (5.96) |
12.34 (6.17) |
.02 |
12.55 (5.75) |
11.67 (7.05) |
.53 |
Follow PIUQ |
20.93 (11.67) |
23.27 (11.43) |
.83 |
21.13 (11.31) |
26.26 (11.45) |
1.71 |
Follow Use |
2.19 (1.17) |
3.29 (2.17) |
2.39** |
2.64 (1.83) |
3.68 (2.08) |
2.07* |
*p < .05; ** p < .01