Males | N = 101 | Females | N = 309 | F (eta)** | |
Facebook Usage | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t |
Time spent per day (hours) | 1.55 | 1.60 | 2.01 | 2.031 | −2.04* |
Number of friends | 488.91 | 468.51 | 476.33 | 373.29 | <1 |
Frequency of changing profile picture (days) | 87.42 | 114.44 | 63.66 | 90.08 | 2.14* |
Profile picture ratings | 3.43 | 1.18 | 3.80 | 0.91 | −3.19* |
Facebook Activities | |||||
FB Photos | 2.73 | 0.73 | 3.22 | 0.74 | 33.45* (0.08) |
FB Videos Apps | 1.91 | 0.77 | 1.86 | 0.73 | 0.28 |
FB Chat | 2.92 | 0.87 | 3.00 | 0.84 | 0.64 |
FB Sharing links and updates | 2.79 | 1.02 | 2.78 | 0.88 | 0.05 |
Empathy (IRI) | |||||
Perspective Taking | 25.09 | 4.71 | 25.96 | 5.06 | <1 |
Fantasy Scale | 22.59 | 5.94 | 23.94 | 5.77 | 4.08* (0.01) |
Empathic Concern | 24.43 | 4.84 | 26.67 | 5.16 | 15.19* (0.04) |
Personal Distress | 15.89 | 4.72 | 18.68 | 5.01 | 24.64* (0.06) |
Narcissism (NPI-16) | 0.36 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 2.82* (t value) |