Table 1.
Demographic details and self-report scores across participant groups
| Variables | Min−Max | PPU (n = 35) | Control (n = 33) | t/χ2 | p | Cohen's d |
| Demographic characteristic | ||||||
| Age, M (SD) | 18–23 | 20.40 (1.29) | 20.06 (1.44) | 1.03 | 0.31 | 0.25 |
| Grade, n (%) | 5.48 | 0.14 | ||||
| Freshman | 4 (11.4) | 11 (33.3) | ||||
| Sophomore | 12 (34.3) | 8 (24.2) | ||||
| Junior | 8 (22.9) | 8 (24.2) | ||||
| Senior | 11 (31.4) | 6 (18.2) | ||||
| Emotional characteristic | ||||||
| SDS, M (SD) | 20–51 | 38.20 (7.26) | 33.24 (7.06) | 2.85 | 0.006 | 0.69 |
| SAS, M (SD) | 25–56 | 39.89 (9.59) | 33.70 (5.07) | 3.30 | 0.002 | 0.80 |
| Addiction-related characteristic | ||||||
| PPCS, M (SD) | 18–105 | 89.63 (8.62) | 18.55 (1.00) | 47.05 | <0.001 | 11.42 |
| IGDS, M (SD) | 9–29 | 14.20 (6.01) | 14.58 (5.46) | −0.27 | 0.79 | 0.07 |
| PGSI, M (SD) | 0–4 | 0.29 (0.79) | 0.24 (0.71) | 0.24 | 0.81 | 0.06 |
Note. IGDS, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale; PGSI, Problem Gambling Severity Index; PPU, Problematic Pornography Use; PPCS, Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale; SAS, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; SDS, Self-Rating Depression Scale.
Bold values indicate statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level.