Table 2.
Internet-based social behaviors
| Internet-based social activity (% endorsed, N) |
Full sample (N = 228) |
Comparison (N = 88) |
ADHD (N = 140) |
p value | Effect size (OR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ever talk to family members | 59.3 (115) | 55.0 (44) | 62.3 (71) | 0.386 | |
| 2. Ever talk to someone first met in person, same age, who you see often | 80.0 (156) | 88.9 (72) | 73.7 (84) | 0.015 | 1.90 [1.13, 3.19] |
| 3. Ever talk to someone first met in person, same age, who don’t see often | 74.4 (145) | 84.0 (68) | 67.5 (77) | 0.016 | 1.89 [1.13, 3.17] |
| 4. Ever talk to someone first met in person, different age, who you see often | 54.4 (106) | 53.1 (43) | 55.3 (63) | 0.877 | |
| 5. Ever talk to someone first met in person, different age, who you don’t see often | 47.2 (92) | 37.0 (30) | 54.4 (62) | 0.025 | 1.80 [1.08, 3.02] |
| 6. Ever talk to someone first met online, who you only know online | 34.5 (67) | 20.0 (16) | 44.7 (51) | 0.001 | 2.49 [1.47, 4.21] |
| 7. Ever formed a close online friendship with someone met online | 26.2 (51) | 16.0 (13) | 33.3 (38) | 0.011 | 1.95 [1.16, 3.28] |
| 8. Ever formed an online romantic relationship with someone met online | 12.3 (24) | 2.50 (2) | 19.3 (22) | 0.001 | 2.41 [1.43, 4.08] |
| 9. Ever formed an in-person romantic relationship with someone met online | 16.4 (32) | 7.40 (6) | 22.8 (26) | 0.008 | 2.02 [1.20, 3.40] |
| 10. Ever had casual sexual activity with someone met online | 8.7 (17) | 4.90 (4) | 11.4 (13) | 0.187 |