Table 1.
Results of correlation analysis.
| M ± SD | Gender | Grade | NLE | IGA | BPN | BP | Anxiety | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | – | – | ||||||
| Grade | – | – | – | |||||
| NLE | 42.73 ± 29.49 | 0.11** | 0.11** | 1 | ||||
| POGU | 1.74 ± 2.30 | 0.19*** | −0.01 | 0.26*** | 1 | |||
| BPN | 86.54 ± 15.11 | −0.13*** | −0.10** | −0.36*** | −0.46*** | 1 | ||
| BP | 105.00 ± 26.90 | −0.01 | 0.02 | 0.36*** | 0.46*** | −0.68*** | 1 | |
| Anxiety | 4.99 ± 5.18 | 0.08* | 0.13*** | 0.56*** | 0.30*** | −0.46*** | 0.46*** | 1 |
*p < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 (the same applies below). NLE, Negative life events; POGU, problematic online gaming use; BPN, Basic psychological needs; BP, Boredom proneness.