Problematic social networking site usage and substance use by young adolescents

BMC Pediatrics

Table 6 Ordered logistic regressions analysis of associations between recent substance use, derived from the latent variable, and problematic social networking site usage group: odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals (CI), p value

Recent substance (alcohol, cigarettes and energy drinks) use		Odds ratio	[95% CI]	p
Significant Proportional Odds
Parish Group [ref. No]		0.57	0.35–0.93	0.025
≥500 text messages sent [ref. 0–15]		1.34	1.02–1.76	0.038
Gambling Yes [ref. No]		2.47	1.53–3.96	0.000
Siblings’ alcohol consumption Yes [ref. No]		4.81	1.60–14.42	0.005
Problematic social networking site usage Yes [ref. No]		2.93	1.77–4.85	0.000
Significant Not Proportional Odds
No vs Middle-High	Male	0.75	0.45–1.24	0.256
	No obeying rules	1.38	0.82–2.30	0.224
	Hours of sleep < 8 h	1.61	0.89–2.93	0.117
	Weekly pocket money > 10 Euro	0.92	0.63–1.33	0.644
	Siblings’ smoking Yes	0.77	0.35–1.69	0.522
No-Middle vs High	Male	0.34	0.15–0.76	0.009
	No obeying rules	5.75	2.66–12.40	0.000
	Hours of sleep < 8 h	3.34	1.50–7.41	0.003
	Weekly pocket money > 10 Euro	2.06	1.25–3.39	0.005
	Siblings’ smoking Yes	3.05	1.19–7.76	0.020

CI confidence interval
The following variables were tested and found unassociated (p < 0.05) with recent substance use (data not shown): Age, Nationality, Artistic activities, Playing sport, Returning home in the evenings, Hours spent watching TV, Father’s smoking, Friends’ smoking, Father’s alcohol consumption, Friends’ alcohol consumption, Mother’s alcohol consumption and Average school marks

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