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Table 4 Bivariate associations between cluster membership, psychological distress, sociodemographic factors, and YouTube addiction items (n = 530)

From: The YouTube Addiction Scale: Psychometric Evidence for a New Instrument Developed Based on the Component Model of Addiction

Items

Cluster 1 (n = 126)

Cluster 2 (n = 404)

t

p-value

YAS1

2.74 ± 1.18

1.56 ± 0.73

13.48

 < 0.001

YAS2

2.77 ± 1.30

1.84 ± 1.04

8.22

 < 0.001

YAS3

2.48 ± 1.37

1.54 ± 0.86

9.18

 < 0.001

YAS4

2.46 ± 1.36

1.58 ± 1.0

7.89

 < 0.001

YAS5

2.30 ± 1.34

1.25 ± 0.64

12.05

 < 0.001

YAS6

2.42 ± 1.28

1.32 ± 0.69

11.84

 < 0.001

Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale

17.19 ± 5.94

15.00 ± 4.48

4.32

 < 0.001

Stress

15.43 ± 9.65

13.28 ± 9.47

2.16

0.031

Anxiety

8.95 ± 7.37

7.33 ± 7.24

2.13

0.033

Depression

12.60 ± 9.05

10.37 ± 8.71

2.43

0.016

Age

20.74 ± 6.53

24.53 ± 8.04

-4.701

 < 0.001

Sex (n and %females)

64 (50.4%)

204 (53.3%)

0.01

0.534

Weekly YouTube use

10.71 ± 6.93

9.08 ± 6.75

5.32

0.021

  1. YAS YouTube Addiction Scale