Table 7.

Relationships between GAMES factors and patterns of game use.

	Proportion of spare time	Frequency	Casualness
Story	0.23***	−0.29***	−0.13**
Catharsis	−0.08†	0.07	0.09†
Violence	0.18***	−0.25***	−0.27***
Social	0.12***	−0.16***	−0.09*
Escapism	0.24***	−0.16**	−0.16**
Losing	−0.16***	0.17***	0.29***
Custom	−0.08*	0.09*	0.17***
Grinding	0.03	0.03	−0.04
Autonomy	0.08†	−0.13**	−0.16***
Adjusted R	0.328	0.290	0.259

Proportion ranged from 1 (Almost none of my spare time) to 5 (Almost all of my spare time). Frequency ranged from 1 (Never) to 7 (Daily). Casualness ranged from 1 (Very hardcore) to 5 (Very casual).

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001,

^†p < 0.10.