Fig 1.
Schematic diagram of the selection of study participants.
Table 1.
Characteristics of the analysis objects of SNS usage.
Fig 2.
Possession rate of communication devices for SNS purposes across three generations.
*Communication device for non-SNS purpose includes individuals who have only flip phones.
Fig 3.
Prevalence of frequent SNS users for each SNS application across three generations.
*Frequent usage of each SNS was defined as usage of more than a few times a week. Infrequent users include participants who did not have any communication devices for SNS purposes.
Table 2.
Multiple regression analysis examining the association between SNS usage† and poor well-being detected by WHO-5.
Table 3.
Multiple regression analysis examining the association between SNS usage† and distress symptoms detected by K6.
Table 4.
Logistic regression analysis examining the association between SNS usage† and feelings of loneliness††.