Why does browsing social networking sites increase conspicuous consumption? The effects of relative deprivation and subjective socioeconomic status

Table 4 Results of moderated mediation analysis of study 3

		R	R²	F	B	SE	t
Model A (outcome: RD)		0.32	0.11	6.24^***
	Manipulated PSU				0.44	0.12	3.61^***
	Manipulated SSS				0.02	0.12	0.18
	Manipulated PSU × manipulated SSS				-0.44	0.17	-2.58^*
Model B (outcome: CC)		0.52	0.27	14.30^***
	Manipulated PSU				1.10	0.30	3.62^***
	RD				0.85	0.19	4.43^***
	Manipulated SSS				-0.06	0.29	-0.20
	Manipulated PSU × manipulated SSS				-0.93	0.42	-2.19^*

Note: PSU = passive social networking site use, RD = relative deprivation, SSS = subjective socioeconomic status, CC = conspicuous consumption. ^*p < 0.05, ^***p < 0.001

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