Table 1 Characteristics of problematic game users and normal game users
Normal game users (n = 1341) | Problematic game users (n = 56) | t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Time spent for internet use, weekdays (hours/day) | 1.95 (1.97) | 5.45 (5.30) | 4.49 | <0.001 |
Time spent for internet use, weekend (hours/day) | 1.94 (2.44) | 6.75 (5.32) | 6.27 | <0.001 |
Subjective magnitude of the problem (1–5) | 1.67 (1.01) | 3.31 (1.25) | 9.70 | <0.001 |
% | % | X2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 7.94 | 0.005 | ||
18–39 | 72.2 | 89.3 | ||
40 or older | 27.8 | 10.7 | ||
Gender | 0.001 | 0.971 | ||
Male | 69.9 | 69.6 | ||
Female | 30.1 | 30.4 | ||
Education | 0.08 | 0.781 | ||
Less than high school | 44.7 | 42.9 | ||
High school or more | 55.3 | 57.1 | ||
Occupation | 2.27 | 0.132 | ||
Employed | 51.3 | 41.1 | ||
Unemployed | 48.7 | 58.9 | ||
Residence | 6.93 | 0.008 | ||
Urban | 80.6 | 94.6 | ||
Rural | 19.4 | 5.4 | ||
Family income | 0.75 | 0.386 | ||
≤1000$ | 31.6 | 37.8 | ||
>1000$ | 68.4 | 62.2 |