Social Media, Social Pressure and Substance Use: Examining Mediating and Moderating Effects On 15–16-Year-Old Adolescents in Northern Cyprus
Table 3: Table 6.3. The Mediating Effect of Social Pressure in the Relationship Between Time Spent on Social Media and Cannabis Use Frequency (During the Last 30 days)
| Path | b | SE | t | p | 95% CI [LLCI, ULCI] |
| Time Spent on Social Media → Social Pressure | 0.0245 | 0.0074 | 3.32 | .0009 | [0.0100, 0.0389] |
| Social Pressure → Cannabis Use Frequency (During the Last 30 days) | 0.0327 | 0.0195 | 1.67 | .0946 | [-0.0056, 0.0709] |
| Time Spent on Social Media → Cannabis Use Frequency (During the Last 30 days) | -0.0125 | 0.0052 | -2.42 | .0158 | [-0.0226, -0.0024] |
| Indirect Effect | 0.0008 | 0.0007 | - | - | [-0.0002, 0.0025] |