Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

Variables		Played games
		Yes (n=1894)		No (n=924)
Year in college, n (%)
	1		781 (41.2)		327 (35.4)
	2		576 (30.4)		235 (25.4)
	3		285 (15)		201 (21.8)
	4		165 (8.7)		99 (10.7)
	Graduate student and other		87 (4.6)		62 (6.7)
Sex, n (%)
	Male		1030 (54.4)		366 (39.6)
	Female		864 (45.6)		558 (60.4)
Symptoms, mean (SD)
	Anxiety (GAD-7a) composite score (0-21)		4.47 (4.38)		4.87 (4.26)
	Depression (PHQ-9b) composite score (0-27)		7 (5.46)		7.11 (5.25)
During the lockdowns, do you feel like playing video games is effective in reducing anxiety and depression? n (%)
	Yes		1047 (55.3)		N/Ac
	No		847 (44.7)		N/A
During the lockdowns, how often do you play mobile games? (1=rarely; 2=occasionally; 3=often; 4=everyday), mean (SD)		2.89 (0.95)		N/A
During the lockdowns, how often do you play online games? (1=rarely; 2=occasionally; 3=often; 4=everyday), mean (SD)		2.58 (1.02)		N/A
On an average day, approximately how many hours do you play games during the lockdowns? (1=0-1 h; 2=1-2 h; 3=2-3 h; 4=3-4 h; 5=4-5 h; 6=>5 h), mean (SD)		2.62 (1.36)		N/A
Compared with nonlockdown days, is there any change in the amount of time you spend playing games during the lockdowns? (1=much less; 2=somewhat less; 3=About the same; 4=somewhat more; 5=much more), mean (SD)		3.70 (0.84)		N/A
During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, what was the most common modality of your gameplay? n (%)
	Play alone		556 (29.4)		N/A
	Play with friends (people I know)		1241 (65.5)		N/A
	Play with strangers		97 (5.1)		N/A
Type of games played the most during the lockdowns, n (%)
	Single-player or console games		187 (9.9)		N/A
	Massively multiplayer online		674 (35.6)		N/A
	Casual, chess, and card games		425 (22.4)		N/A
	Combat, sports, or competitive games		517 (27.3)		N/A
	Strategy games		91 (4.8)		N/A

^aGAD-7: 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

^bPHQ-9: 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire.

^cN/A: not applicable.