Table 2.
Binary and multiple logistic regression association of IGD with sociodemographic and personal characteristics among current gamers
| Covariates | Subgroups (N=348), n (%) | n (%), mean (SD) | ||||
| IGD | P value (χ2 test/Student’s t-test) | COR (95% CI)P value | AOR (95% CI)P value | |||
| No (N=295) | Yes (N=53) | |||||
| Age | 21.05 (3.26) | 20.93 (3.39) | 0.796 | – | – | |
| Gender | Female | 259 (87.80) | 35 (66.04) | <0.001 | 1 | 1 |
| Male | 36 (12.20) | 18 (33.96) | 3.293 (1.682 to 6.447)<0.001 | 3.224 (1.567 to 6.632)<0.001 | ||
| Locality | Urban | 170 (57.63) | 34 (64.15) | 0.449 | NS | NS |
| Rural | 125 (42.37) | 19 (35.85) | ||||
| Family type | Non-single parent family | 278 (94.24) | 42 (79.25) | <0.001 | 1 | 1 |
| Single-parent family | 17 (5.76) | 11 (20.75) | 4.283 (1.877 to 9.772)<0.001 | 4.081 (1.666 to 9.994)<0.001 | ||
| Family structure | Has siblings | 279 (94.58) | 44 (83.02) | 0.007 | 1 | 1 |
| Single child | 16 (5.42) | 9 (16.98) | 3.567 (1.485 to 8.568)<0.001 | 2.446 (0.930 to 6.433)0.070 | ||
| Relationship status | Single | 220 (74.58) | 42 (79.25) | 0.435 | NS | NS |
| In a relationship/married | 75 (25.42) | 11 (20.75) | ||||
| Current living status | Living alone | 33 (11.19) | 10 (18.87) | 0.256 | NS | NS |
| Living with friends | 230 (77.97) | 36 (67.92) | ||||
| Living with family | 32 (10.85) | 7 (13.21) | ||||
| Personal history of psychiatric illness | No | 265 (89.83) | 47 (88.68) | 0.807 | NS | NS |
| Yes | 30 (10.17) | 6 (11.32) | ||||
| Family history of psychiatric illness | No | 277 (93.90) | 48 (90.57) | 0.353 | NS | NS |
| Yes | 18 (6.10) | 5 (9.43) | ||||
| Smoking status in the past 12 months | No | 265 (89.83) | 44 (83.02) | 0.157 | NS | NS |
| Yes | 30 (10.17) | 9 (16.98) | ||||
| Alcohol status in the past 12 months | No | 237 (80.34) | 40 (75.47) | 0.459 | NS | NS |
| Yes | 58 (19.66) | 13 (24.53) | ||||
| Satisfaction with academic performance in the last session | Above average | 81 (27.46) | 14 (26.42) | 0.987 | NS | NS |
| Average | 175 (59.32) | 32 (60.38) | ||||
| Below average | 39 (13.22) | 7 (13.21) | ||||
| How long have you used the internet per day other than for academic purposes in the last 12 months (in hours)? | Less than 1 hour | 27 (9.15) | 2 (3.77) | <0.001 | 1 | 1 |
| 1–3 hours | 231 (78.31) | 34 (64.15) | 3.125 (1.584 to 6.134)<0.001 | 3.030 (1.470 to 6.245)0.034 | ||
| More than 3 hours | 37 (12.54) | 17 (32.08) | 6.211 (1.321 to 29.411)<0.001 | 5.071 (1.040 to 24.739)0.015 | ||
Model parameters for IGD: Cox and Snell pseudo R2=0.097, Negelkerke pseudo R2=0.169.
Reference categories: female, non-single parent, has siblings and use of the internet for less than 1 hour by the students.
AOR, adjusted OR; CI, confidence interval; COR, crude OR; IGD, internet gaming disorder; NS, non-significant; OR, odds ratio.