My group made use of the Facebook Intensity Scale and the Motivation to use social media for Body Comparison Scale for our school research. Both make use of the Likert Scale. After getting the mean, what is the next step?
For example, for the Motivation to use social media for body comparison scale, we got a mean of 2.262857143. What does this number mean? Is there a standard cut-off?
We also used the Body Image Disturbance Questionnaire, and in one research, they did the following: after analyzing other researches, they concluded that 3.21 and higher are those with 'high severity of body image disturbance' and those 3.20 and lower are those with ' low severity of body image disturbance.
Is there anything like that for the Facebook Intensity Scale and the MEIS?
After calculating the mean for your Likert scale data, the next step is to interpret the results. The mean score represents the average response of the participants to the questions in the scale. For example, a mean score of 2.262857143 for the Motivation to use social media for body comparison scale indicates that, on average, the participants have a moderate level of motivation to use social media for body comparison. There is no standard cut-off for interpreting Likert scale data, as the interpretation will depend on the context and purpose of your research. In some cases, researchers may choose to use a midpoint (e.g., 3 on a 5-point Likert scale) as a cut-off to differentiate between positive and negative responses. However, this is not always appropriate or necessary. To interpret your results, you may want to compare the mean scores across different groups or conditions, or examine the distribution of scores to identify patterns or trends. You may also want to consider the reliability and validity of the scale, and whether the mean score is consistent with previous research or theoretical expectations.
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