Table 2.
Comparison of fit indices for latent class growth models with 1–4 classes for problematic smartphone use
| Variable | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 4 |
| AIC | 12,730.413 | 11,562.408 | 11,342.626 | 11,295.267 |
| BIC | 12,770.893 | 11,626.019 | 11,429.368 | 11,405.140 |
| SSA-BIC | 12,748.652 | 11,591.069 | 11,381.710 | 11,344.773 |
| LMRT p value | – | 0.0000 | 0.0393 | 0.3491 |
| BLRT p value | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | |
| Entropy | – | 0.619 | 0.667 | 0.637 |
| class1 | 2,399 (100.0%) | 1,007 (42.0%) | 184 (7.7%) | 678 (28.3%) |
| class2 | 1,392 (58.0%) | 1,499 (62.5%) | 171 (7.1%) | |
| class3 | 716 (29.8%) | 118 (4.9%) | ||
| class4 | 1,432 (59.7%) |