Exploring the relationship between media use and depressive symptoms among gender diverse youth: findings of the Mental Health Days Study

Table 3 Results of multiple linear regression analysis predicting depressive symptoms in gender diverse youth

Predictor	B	SE	β	t	p
Model 1
Constant	6.894	3.994		1.726	0.086
Age	0.342	0.262	0.109	1.306	0.194
Model 2
Constant	7.592	3.902		1.946	0.054
Age	0.094	0.257	0.030	0.364	0.716
Streaming	0.016	0.006	0.265	2.827	0.005
TV	− 0.017	0.009	− 0.172	− 2.036	0.044
Social networks	0.011	0.005	0.189	2.110	0.037
Messenger	− 0.002	0.004	− 0.030	− 0.340	0.734
Reading	0.010	0.007	0.114	1.416	0.159
News	0.010	0.008	0.137	1.268	0.207
Video games	− 0.005	0.004	− 0.118	− 1.180	0.240
AI	0.009	0.011	0.089	0.810	0.420

Model 1: R² = 0.012, adjusted R² = 0.005, F = 1.707, p =.194; Model 2: R² = 0.189, adjusted R² = 0.135, F = 3.475, p <.001

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