Table 1 Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics, social networking site (SNS) use, social characteristics and poor mental health
Variables (missing values) | Category | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ns | % of valid total | ns | % of valid total | ||
Age group | 18–26 | 263 | 55.1 | 495 | 57.3 |
27–34 | 214 | 44.9 | 369 | 42.7 | |
Poor mental health | No | 300 | 62.9 | 435 | 50.3 |
Yes | 177 | 37.1 | 429 | 49.7 | |
Frequency of SNS use (4) | Not at all | 49 | 10.3 | 35 | 4.1 |
Max. a couple times/ month | 23 | 4.8 | 20 | 2.3 | |
A few times per week | 33 | 6.9 | 34 | 3.9 | |
At least once every day | 78 | 16.4 | 147 | 17.1 | |
Several times each day | 222 | 46.7 | 452 | 52.4 | |
Almost every hour | 70 | 14.7 | 174 | 20.2 | |
Number of SNS contacts (39) | 0–299 | 256 | 56.3 | 472 | 55.7 |
300–599 | 142 | 31.2 | 273 | 32.2 | |
600–999 | 57 | 12.5 | 102 | 12.0 | |
Main occupation (18) | Working | 282 | 60.3 | 466 | 54.5 |
Student | 140 | 29.9 | 262 | 30.6 | |
Other | 46 | 9.8 | 127 | 14.9 | |
Education (17) | 13 yrs. or more | 262 | 55.6 | 558 | 65.4 |
12 yrs. or less | 209 | 44.4 | 295 | 34.6 | |
Relationship status (22) | Single | 190 | 40.6 | 286 | 33.6 |
Married/ cohabiting with partner | 211 | 45.1 | 444 | 52.2 | |
Other type of partnership | 67 | 14.3 | 121 | 14.2 | |
Born in Sweden (7) | Yes | 415 | 87.4 | 768 | 89.4 |
No | 60 | 12.6 | 91 | 10.6 | |
Perceived emotional support (5) | Yes, for sure | 327 | 68.7 | 637 | 74.1 |
Yes, probably | 102 | 21.4 | 164 | 19.1 | |
Not quite sure | 33 | 6.9 | 41 | 4.8 | |
No | 14 | 2.9 | 18 | 2.1 | |