Problematic internet use and safety behavior: The moderating role of safety climate

Table 2. Construct validity of problematic internet use (PIU), safety climate, and safety behavior. Variable Item Standardized factor loading (SFL) AVE ( ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi AVE p ) Cronbach’s α Problematic internet use P1 - 0.53 (0.73) 0.81 P2 - P3 0.56 P4 0.68 P5 0.78 P6 0.85 Safety Climate SC1 0.72 0.60 (0.77) 0.91 SC2 0.84 SC3 0.85 SC4 0.91 SC5 0.83 SC6 0.63 SC7 0.57 Safety Behavior SB1 0.75 0.67 (0.82) 0.92 SB2 0.83 SB3 0.87 SB4 0.94 SB5 0.75 SB6 0.74 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279767.t002 Table 3. Correlations among variables investigated in this study. PIU SC SB Age Experience PIU 1 SC -0.246�� 1 SB -0.230�� 0.547�� 1 Age 0.050 -0.008 0.003 1 Experience -0.100� 0.047 0.004 0.412�� 1 Marriage 0.002 0.014 -0.013 0.329�� 0.293�� Note: PIU: Problematic internet use; SC: Safety climate; SB: Safety behavior ��p < 0.01 �p < 0.05. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279767.t003 Table 4. Basic and interaction models for assessing the moderation effect of safety climate on the relationship between problematic internet use and safety behavior. Model predictor B SE Beta t p R R2 f2 Basic PIU -0.136 0.052 -0.102 -2.607 <0.01 0.556 0.309 0.027 SC 0.375 0.028 0.522 13.372 <0.01 Interaction PIU -0.766 0.182 -0.575 -4.201 <0.01 0.572 0.327 SC 0.146 0.069 0.203 2.095 0.037 PIU×SC 0.031 0.008 0.520 3.603 <0.01 Note: PIU: Problematic internet use; SC: Safety climate https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279767.t004 PLOS ONE Problematic internet use and safety behavior

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