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Table 3 summarizes the comparison of the paths in Model 1 between LDRR and GCRR. The results showed that in both LDRR and GCRR, Facebook use predicted Facebook relationship support (βLDRR = .49, p < .000; βGCRR = .59, p < .000) , which in turn predicted perceptions of relationship satisfaction in both LDRR and GCRR (βLDRR = .46, p < .000; βGCRR = .26, p = .007), and relationship stability only in LDRR (βLDRR = .52, p < .000). Although the associations of Facebook relationship support with perceived relationship satisfaction were significant in both LDRR and GCRR, the effect was significantly higher in LDRR than in GCRR (z = 2.27; p = .023). Moreover, Facebook use had a direct negative association with perceived relationship satisfaction in GCRR (βGCRR = -.26, p = .005). Facebook use also had a significant direct negative effect on perceived relationship stability in LDRR (βLDRR = -.23, p = .044). The results also showed that Facebook use had significant positive indirect effects on relationship satisfaction in both LDRR
Table 3
Comparison of the standardized parameter estimates for Models 1 and 3
PATHS
LDRR β
p
GCRR β
p
z
p
Model 1
Direct effects
FBUI → FBRSup FBUI → RelStab FBUI → RelSati FBRSup → RelStab FBRSup → RelSati
Indirect effects FBUI → RelStab FBUI → RelSati
Model 3
Direct effects
FBUI → FBRSup FBUI → RelStab FBUI → RelSati FBRSup → RelStab FBRSup → RelSati VidCall → FBRSup VidCall → RelStab VidCall → RelSati
Indirect effects FBUI → RelStab FBUI → RelSati
0.49 0.000 0.59 -0.23 0.044 -0.13 -0.21 0.089 -0.26
0.52 0.000 0.18 0.46 0.000 0.26
0.25 0.005 0.11 0.22 0.008 0.16
0.48 0.000 0.59 -0.25 0.024 -0.13 -0.22 0.062 -0.28
0.48 0.000 0.19 0.43 0.000 0.29 0.11 0.142 0.12 0.26 0.000 -0.07 0.22 0.004 -0.14
0.23 0.007 0.11 0.20 0.011 0.17
0.000 0.165 0.005 0.062 0.007
0.071 0.012
0.000 0.147 0.002 0.055 0.003 0.045 0.220 0.014
0.063 0.007
-1.39 -1.01 0.52 3.87 2.27
1.42 0.61
-1.52 -1.22 0.63 3.24 1.58 -0.10 3.30 3.57
1.21 0.30
0.165 0.313 0.603 0.000 0.023
0.156 0.542
0.129 0.223 0.529 0.001 0.114 0.920 0.001 0.000
0.226 0.764
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