Table 5.

Comparison Between the Two Studied Groups According to Score of Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ)

Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire		Study Group (n= 30)		Control Group (n= 30)		t (p1)	t (p2)	t (p3)
		M	SD	M	SD
Obsession Subscale	Pre	20.27	4.14	20.60	4.24	0.308 (0.759)	4.050* (<0.001*)	4.235* (<0.001*)
	Immediately	16.43	3.71	20.47	4.0
	Post 3 months	16.60	3.25	20.40	3.68
F (P) η2		79.821* (0.001*) 0.650		0.655 (0.411) 0.560
Neglect Subscale	Pre	20.73	5.15	20.93	5.55	0.145 (0.885)	2.269* (0.027*)	2.755* (0.008*)
	Immediately	17.80	4.05	20.53	5.21
	Post 3 months	17.97	3.54	20.97	4.80
F (P) η2		32.543* (0.001*) 0.85		1.370 (0.257) 0.65
Control disorder subscale	Pre	21.93	5.41	22.47	5.66	0.373 (0.710)	3.613* (0.001*)	3.774* (<0.001*)
	Immediately	17.90	4.16	22.13	4.88
	Post 3 months	18.13	3.99	22.17	4.28
F (P) η2		54.940* (0.001*) 0.931		0.786 (0.461) 0.650
Total Score of PIUQ	Pre	62.93	13.97	64.0	14.54	t=0.290 0.773)	t=3.644* (0.001*)	t=4.016* (<0.001*)
	Immediately	52.13	10.38	63.13	12.87
	Post 3 months	52.70	9.45	63.53	11.36
F (P) η2		95.029* (<0.001*)		1.012 (0.332) 0.660
		0.950

Notes: *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05. p₁: p value for comparing between the two studied groups in pre. p₂: p value for comparing between the two studied groups in Post. p₃: p value for comparing between the two studied groups in After 3 month.

Abbreviations: SD, Standard deviation; M, mean; t, Student’s t-test; η², Partial Eta Squire; Fm, F-test (ANOVA) with repeated measures.