Table 3.

Mean score of total and sub-scale scores on the 28-item General Health Questionnaire for video gamers and non-gamers (N = 444).

Scale/Subscale	Non-gamers	1-6 Hours/Week	7-10 Hours/Week	> 10 Hours/Week	Sig.
	(n = 24)	(n = 232)	(n = 120)	(n = 68)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Somatic symptoms	1.96 ± 1.8	1.19 ± 1.6	1.04 ± 1.5	1.53 ± 1.7	< .05
Anxiety and insomnia	2.50 ± 2.4	1.41 ± 1.7	1.34 ± 1.7	1.82 ± 1.8	< .01
Social dysfunction	2.38 ± 2.0	1.42 ± 1.6	1.43 ± 1.3	1.53 ± 1.7	< .05
Severe depression	2.12 ±2 .5	1.40 ± 2.0	1.12 ± 1.6	1.73 ± 2.3	0.06
General mental health status	8.96 ± 7.7	5.43 ± 5.6	4.97 ± 5.0	6.67 ± 6.0	< .01