Notes: Beta weights are from final regression equation with all blocks of variables in the model. Variables coded, or recoded, as follows: gender (0=female, 1=male);motivation of mobile Phone use ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); General mobile phone use ranged from 1 (never) to 4 (often). Smart phone ownership (0 = no, 1 = yes).
*** p < .001; ** p < .01; * p < .05.
| Independent variables | Group Involvement | Leisure Activity | ||||
| Total | Shanghai | Taipei | Total | Shanghai | Taipei | |
| Block 1: Demographics | ||||||
| Gender | .01 | -.01 | .04 | -.01 | -.00 | .03 |
| Age | -.14*** | -.21*** | -.13*** | -.05 | .06 | -.07* |
| Smart phone ownership | -.04 | -.00 | -.05 | -.03 | .14*** | -.05 |
| Adjusted R2 | 2.2% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 6.5% | 1.9% |
| Block 2: Media use | ||||||
| Television use | -.12*** | -.01 | -.17*** | .01 | .01 | .06 |
| Radio use | -.01 | -.08* | .02 | .03 | .05 | .02 |
| Newspaper use | .04 | .07 | .03 | .09*** | .04 | .08** |
| Internet use | -.03 | -.07 | .01 | .04 | .02 | .04 |
| Incremental adjusted R2 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Block 3: Mobile phone use | ||||||
| Calling | .03 | .04 | .08* | .13*** | .02 | ***17. |
| Texting | -.01 | -.02 | -.07* | .01 | .10** | 04.- |
| Incremental adjusted R2 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.8% |
| Block 4: General Mobile phone use | ||||||
| Interactive use | .04 | 08. | -.05 | -.04 | .11* | .02 |
| Personal use | .13*** | *11. | .14*** | .17*** | .05 | .19*** |
| Incremental adjusted R2 | 3.1% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 6.0% |
| Block 5: Social network size | ||||||
| Social network size | ***15. | .22*** | .11** | .07** | .18*** | .07* |
| Incremental adjusted R2 | 2.2% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 3.7% | 1.2% |
| Block 6: Motivation of mobile phone use | ||||||
| Entertainment/relaxation | -.04 | -.08 | -.02 | -.03 | .11** | |
| Surveillance | -.02 | .09 | -.06 | -.01 | .10* | .02 |
| Social interaction | .09** | .06 | .10** | .09** | .04 | .03 |
| Communication | .06* | .06 | .05 | .09** | .07 | .11** |
| Incremental adjusted R2 | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 2.7% |
| Total adjusted R2 | 9.5% | 17.2% | 8.2% | 14.4% | 20.1% | 16.6% |
| N | 1,775 | 675 | 1,100 | 1,776 | 677 | 1,099 |