Table 11.
Participants' sociodemographic, gaming and social media usage information at time point 1.
| Count | Total | Proportion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Man (cisgender) | 283 | 565 | 0.501 |
| Woman (cisgender) | 259 | 565 | 0.458 | |
| Man (transgender) | 4 | 565 | 0.007 | |
| Woman (transgender) | 1 | 565 | 0.002 | |
| Nonbinary | 12 | 565 | 0.021 | |
| Not Listed (Feel free to write your gender below) | 3 | 565 | 0.005 | |
| Prefer not to say | 3 | 565 | 0.005 | |
| Sexual Orientation | Heterosexual-Straight | 202 | 272 | 0.743 |
| Homosexual | 23 | 272 | 0.085 | |
| Bisexual | 37 | 272 | 0.136 | |
| Asexual | 5 | 272 | 0.018 | |
| Other | 5 | 272 | 0.018 | |
| Ancestry | English | 312 | 565 | 0.552 |
| Chinese | 20 | 565 | 0.035 | |
| German | 7 | 565 | 0.012 | |
| Indian | 10 | 565 | 0.018 | |
| Australian | 98 | 565 | 0.173 | |
| Other | 118 | 565 | 0.209 | |
| Occupational Status | Full-Time Employed | 271 | 490 | 0.553 |
| Part-Time Employed (<34 Hours Per Week) | 77 | 490 | 0.157 | |
| Student | 64 | 490 | 0.131 | |
| Trainee | 2 | 490 | 0.004 | |
| Not Currently Working | 32 | 490 | 0.065 | |
| On Temporary Leave | 5 | 490 | 0.010 | |
| Other | 39 | 490 | 0.080 | |
| Highest Level of Completed Education | Professional Degree (i.e. MD, JD etc completed) | 10 | 489 | 0.020 |
| PhD Degree (Completed) | 17 | 489 | 0.035 | |
| Postgraduate Studies (MSc Completed) | 67 | 489 | 0.137 | |
| Undergraduate University Course (completed) | 176 | 489 | 0.360 | |
| Intermediate between secondary level and university (e.g. Technical training) | 97 | 489 | 0.198 | |
| Senior secondary school (Years 11 to 12) | 101 | 489 | 0.207 | |
| Secondary school (Years 7 to 10) | 9 | 489 | 0.018 | |
| Other | 12 | 489 | 0.025 | |
| Living with: | Family of origin (two parents/partners, only child) | 34 | 564 | 0.060 |
| Family of origin (two parents/partners and siblings) | 108 | 564 | 0.191 | |
| Mother (only child, parent divorced-separated-widowed) | 19 | 564 | 0.034 | |
| Mother and sibling(s) (parent divorced-separated-widowed) | 17 | 564 | 0.030 | |
| Father (only child, parent divorced-separated-widowed) | 6 | 564 | 0.011 | |
| Father and sibling(s) (parent divorced-separated-widowed) | 5 | 564 | 0.009 | |
| With Partner | 149 | 564 | 0.264 | |
| Alone | 61 | 564 | 0.108 | |
| With Friend(s) | 28 | 564 | 0.050 | |
| Temporary accommodation | 4 | 564 | 0.007 | |
| Other | 18 | 564 | 0.032 | |
| With Partner and Children | 115 | 564 | 0.204 | |
| Relationship Status | Single | 148 | 490 | 0.302 |
| In a Romantic Relationship | 157 | 490 | 0.320 | |
| Engaged | 24 | 490 | 0.049 | |
| Married | 145 | 490 | 0.296 | |
| De-facto | 16 | 490 | 0.033 | |
| Social Media Usage | Yes | 550 | 565 | 0.973 |
| No | 15 | 565 | 0.027 | |
| Best Friend in Fav. Soc. Med | No | 189 | 565 | 0.335 |
| Yes | 376 | 565 | 0.665 | |
| Offline Friends in Fav. Game | No | 312 | 565 | 0.552 |
| Yes | 253 | 565 | 0.448 | |
| Offline Friends in Fav. Soc. Media | No | 154 | 565 | 0.273 |
| Yes | 411 | 565 | 0.727 | |
| Family Member in Fav. Game | No | 406 | 565 | 0.719 |
| Yes | 159 | 565 | 0.281 | |
| Family Member in Fav. Soc. Media | Yes | 472 | 564 | 0.837 |
| No | 92 | 564 | 0.163 | |
| Best Friend in Fav. Game | No | 336 | 565 | 0.595 |
| Yes | 229 | 565 | 0.405 |
Note. Ha is proportion ≠ 0.5.