Table 3. Concurrent validity of SAS: Partial correlation analysis by controlling the level of education between the subscales of the SAS, K-scale, Y-scale, and VAS (N = 197).
Factor | K-scale | Y-scale | VAS |
F1. Daily-life disturbance | .594** | .403** | .454** |
F2. Positive anticipation | .536** | .461** | .361** |
F3. Withdrawal | .607** | .495** | .568** |
F4. Cyberspace-oriented relationship | .494** | .400** | .340** |
F5. Overuse | .442** | .377** | .315** |
F6. Tolerance | .582** | .347** | .357** |
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