Table 3.
The correlations of internet addiction, self-esteem, and social anxiety.
| IA score | SES1 | SES2 | SES3 | SA1 | SA2 | SA3 | SA4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA score | 1 | |||||||
| SES1 | 0.222** | 1 | ||||||
| SES2 | 0.112** | 0.011 | 1 | |||||
| SES3 | 0.267** | 0.395** | 0.297** | 1 | ||||
| SA1 | 0.317** | 0.326** | 0.132** | 0.251** | 1 | |||
| SA2 | 0.347** | 0.341** | 0.130** | 0.252** | 0.788** | 1 | ||
| SA3 | 0.337** | 0.326** | 0.124** | 0.254** | 0.810** | 0.793** | 1 | |
| SA4 | 0.153** | 0.150** | 0.064** | 0.105** | 0.510** | 0.485** | 0.496** | 1 |
SES1, SES2, SES3 represent the three factors extracted from the scale using structural equation modeling. SA1, SA2, SA3, SA4 represent the four factors extracted from the scale using structural equation modeling. **: p < 0.01.