Table 2 Differences between dating app users and non-users on trait variables included in the regression models
Trait variables | Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Dating app user (n = 310; M ± SD) | Dating app non-user (n = 377; M ± SD) | t | p |
Appearance-based rejection sensitivity | 15.06 ± 7.04 | 14.43 ± 6.56 | 1.188 | 0.235 |
Social rank | 64.87 ± 16.08 | 63.82 ± 14.17 | 0.886 | 0.376 |
Fear of negative evaluation | 38.97 ± 9.20 | 39.04 ± 9.18 | − 0.095 | 0.924 |
Emotion dysregulation | 46.78 ± 13.16 | 46.31 ± 12.21 | 0.478 | 0.633 |
Disordered eating | 10.43 ± 7.50 | 9.25 ± 6.91 | 2.104 | 0.036 |