Social Media, Social Pressure and Substance Use: Examining Mediating and Moderating Effects On 15–16-Year-Old Adolescents in Northern Cyprus
Table 2: Table 6.2. The Mediating Effect of Social Pressure in the Relationship Between Time Spent on Social Media and 30-Day Cigarette Use Frequency
| Path | b | SE | t | p | 95% CI [LLCI, ULCI] |
| Time Spent on Social Media → Social Pressure | -0.0118 | 0.0047 | -2.53 | .012 | [-0.0209, -0.0027] |
| Social Pressure → 30-Day Cigarette Use Frequency | -0.9821 | 0.3285 | -2.99 | .003 | [-1.6278, -0.3365] |
| Time Spent on Social Media → 30-Day Cigarette Use Frequency | 0.1113 | 0.0314 | 3.55 | .000 | [0.0496, 0.1731] |
| Indirect Effect | 0.0116 | - | - | - | [0.0035, 0.0226] |