Instant messaging app use and depression among adolescents in South Korea: the roles of self-esteem and neuroticism

Table 1 Moderated mediation effect of instant messaging app use, self-esteem, neuroticism, and depression

Classification		Mediating Model (DV: Self-Esteem)		Dependent Model (DV: Depression at T2)
Classification		Coefficients	SE	Coefficients	SE
Constant		0.335***	0.092	0.854***	0.072
Predictor	Instant Messaging App	0.036*	0.015	0.008	0.011
Mediator	Self-Esteem	-	-	− 0.154***	0.027
Moderator	Neuroticism	-	-	0.118***	0.024
Interaction	Self-Esteem x Neuroticism	-	-	− 0.114***	0.031
Covariates	Gender Class Depression at T1	− 0.042 − 0.053 − 0.272***	0.044 0.028 0.038	0.004 − 0.022 0.393***	0.033 0.021 0.033
Model Summary	R² F	0.074 15.856***		0.349 60.827***

Note: Unstandardized regression coefficients and corresponding standard errors are reported. * p <.05, *** p <.001

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