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Table 2 Predictors of depressive symptoms (mild to severe) among adolescents aged 10-19 (wave-1): Estimates from logistic regression

From: Bidirectional and cross-lag relationship between social media use and psychological wellbeing: evidence from an Indian adolescent cohort study

Variables measured at wave-1

Model 1

Model 2

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Social media use

 No(Ref.)

  Yes

1.357***(1.099 1.675)

 

Frequency of social media

 Not user(Ref.)

  Infrequent user

 

1.226 (0.959 1.566)

  Frequently user

 

1.715***(1.229 2.393)

Age

 10-14(Ref.)

  15-19

2.762***(2.425 3.147)

2.76***(2.422 3.144)

Sex

 Adolescent Male(Ref.)

  Adolescent Female

1.923***(1.651 2.241)

1.922***(1.65 2.239)

Mother’s education

 Not educated (Ref.)

  Educated

1.048 (0.913 1.202)

1.046 (0.912 1.201)

Wealth index

 Poorest(Ref.)

  Poorer

0.746**(0.587 0.947)

0.747**(0.588 0.949)

  Middle

1.057 (0.848 1.317)

1.058 (0.849 1.318)

  Richer

1.029 (0.831 1.274)

1.032 (0.833 1.277)

  Richest

1.15 (0.922 1.435)

1.147 (0.919 1.432)

Current schooling

 Never(Ref.)

  Current going

0.597***(0.462 0.772)

0.597***(0.462 0.772)

  Dropout

0.704**(0.537 0.923)

0.705**(0.538 0.924)

Substance use

 No(Ref.)

  Yes

1.575***(1.186 2.091)

1.57***(1.182 2.084)

Paid work

 No(Ref.)

  Yes

1.184**(1.007 1.393)

1.187**(1.01 1.396)

  Pseudo R2

0.0565

0.0568

  1. ***p<0.01; **p<0.05; *p<0.10. Ref. Reference category, CI Confidence Interval, OR Odds Ratio; wave 1 (2015-16)