<p>I am trying to understand the relationship between mental health and quality of life with social media addiction and fear of missing out. For mental health and quality of life, I am using quality of life questionnaire by WHO which has four dimensions - physical, psychological, social and environment; and DASS-21 which gives depression, anxiety and stress scores. I want to see if how social media addiction and fear of missing out are connected to the above variables and if time spent on social media and gender play a role in this.</p>
<p>Which statistical test is most suitable to analyse this data?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>

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2024-09-11T14:11:29.150Z
You should consult with a statistician on your project: you'll need more than just the name of a test to run.
Bryan Krause
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2024-09-12T06:27:00.050Z
I was hoping to learn more about the test if I know how to approach the data.
Christina
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2024-09-12T10:48:13.420Z
What is the outcome measure? Scores on a Likert scale?
AliceD
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2024-09-13T04:30:10.217Z
@AliceD The items are measured on a Likert scale. However, there will be an overall score. For example, DASS scale gives scores for Depression, Anxiety and Stress; social media addiction and fear of missing out will also give a single score
Christina
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2024-09-13T08:03:27.157Z
And its's those 'overall scores' you are after? Can these 'overalls' be considered to exist on a continuous scale or are they still represented as integers?
AliceD
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2024-09-24T04:37:58.067Z
over scores (continuous) for fomo and social media addiction. domain specific scores for quality of life and DASS
Christina
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Which statistical test to use?
Christina
# Which statistical test to use?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-09-11)

I am trying to understand the relationship between mental health and quality of life with social media addiction and fear of missing out. For mental health and quality of life, I am using quality of life questionnaire by WHO which has four dimensions - physical, psychological, social and environment; and DASS-21 which gives depression, anxiety and stress scores. I want to see if how social media addiction and fear of missing out are connected to the above variables and if time spent on social media and gender play a role in this.

Which statistical test is most suitable to analyse this data?

Thank you

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You should consult with a statistician on your project: you'll need more than just the name of a test to run.  
> **username_0**: I was hoping to learn more about the test if I know how to approach the data.  
> **username_2**: What is the outcome measure? Scores on a Likert scale?  
> **username_0**: @username_2 The items are measured on a Likert scale. However, there will be an overall score. For example, DASS scale gives scores for Depression, Anxiety and Stress; social media addiction and fear of missing out will also give a single score  
> **username_2**: And its's those 'overall scores' you are after? Can these 'overalls' be considered to exist on a continuous scale or are they still represented as integers?  
> **username_0**: over scores (continuous) for fomo and social media addiction. domain specific scores for quality of life and DASS  

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