Research Article
Measuring the Impact of Social Media on Young People’s Mental Health: Development and Validation of the Social Media-Induced Tendency Scale
Table 4
Correlation of the SMIDT (dimensions), total personality, and depression scale.
| | | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | Extraversion | 4.64 | 1.86 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Agreeableness | 7.39 | 1.90 | -.02 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Conscientiousness | 7.30 | 1.96 | -.04 | .22 | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | Neuroticism | 5.60 | 1.95 | .04 | -.06 | -.18 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | Openness | 8.07 | 1.67 | -.03 | .10 | .07 | -.15 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | Depression | 14.24 | 5.71 | .11 | -.17 | -.24 | .23 | -.116 | 1 | | | | | 7 | F1 | 13.04 | 4.05 | .13 | -.18 | .08 | .18 | .05 | .36 | 1 | | | | 8 | F2 | 18.07 | 3.27 | .04 | -.20 | -.02 | .17 | .19 | .44 | .52 | 1 | | | 9 | F3 | 10.29 | 3.22 | .07 | -.18 | -.11 | .17 | -.02 | .41 | .44 | .43 | 1 | | 10 | SMIDT | 41.40 | 8.46 | .10 | -.23 | -.01 | .32 | .05 | .46 | .85 | .80 | .76 | 1 |
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Note: and . F1 = sensitivity/attention seeking; F2 = worthlessness; F3 = escapism/reality avoidance. |