Table 6.

Correlations between gaming disorder symptoms, distress, and everyday functioning, and other variables.

Key variable	Gaming disorder symptoms	Psychological distress	Everyday functioning
Gaming disorder symptoms	1
Psychological distress	0.51 (p <0.001)*	1
Everyday functioning	0.11 (p=0.257)	0.29 (p=0.004)*	1
Secondary variables
Age	0.28 (p=0.004)*	0.57 (p <.001)*	0.20 (p=0.37)
Weekly game time	0.28 (p=0.005)*	0.18 (p=0.084)	0.29 (p=0.003)*
Problem gaming onset	0.48 (p <.001) *	0.52 (p <.001)*	0.11 (p=0.341)
Gaming debut	0.20 (p=0.054)	0.40 (p <.001)*	0.10 (p=0.350)
ASRS	0.55 (p <.001)*	0.55 (p <.001)*	0.25 (p=0.017)*
SNAP-IV	-0.25 (p=0.326)	0.38 (p=0.157)	0.30 (p=0.225)
RAADS-14	0.13 (p=0.213)	0.30 (p=0.006)*	0.29 (p=0.006)*
AQ	0.48 (p=0.049)*	0.53 (p=0.043)*	0.35 (p=0.158)
Audit-C	0.14 (p=0.168)	0.37 (p <.001)*	-0.05 (p=0.665)
Bergen social media scale	0.26 (p=0.029)*	0.24 (p=0.053)	-0.01 (p=0.948)
Nods-perc	-0.13 (p=0.223)	0.02 (p=0.820)	-0.03 (p=0.766)
Money spent in games	0.08 (p=0.401)	0.04 (p=0.683)	-0.17 (p=0.087)
% gaming with friends	-0.28 (p=0.005)*	-0.23 (p=0.027)*	-0.15 (p=0.138)
Time with friends, h/week	0.04 (p=0.728)	-0.01 (p=0.862)	-0.33 (p=0.001)*
Satisfied, friends outside games	-0.24 (p=0.017)*	-0.27 (p=0.011)*	-0.17 (p=0.088)
Sleep	0.07 (p=0.482)	-0.05 (p=0.607)	0.20 (p=0.041)*
Physical activity per week	-0.18 (p=0.070)	-0.13 (p=0.220)	-0.25 (p=0.011)*
BMI	0.03 (p=0.809)	0.42 (p <.001)*	0.16 (p=0.117)

ASRS, Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale; SNAP-IV, Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Questionnaire – Version IV; RAADS-14, Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale – 14 items; AQ, Autism Spectrum Quotient; AUDIT-C, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – Consumption; NODS-PERC, National Opinion Research Center DSM-IV Screen for Gambling Problems - Preoccupation, Escape, Risked relationships and Chasing losses.The * indicates that the p-value is statistically significant. The bold values are the values that are significant.