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. 2013 Dec 31;8(12):e83558. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083558

Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics and SAS-SV scores.

(N = 540)
Variables N (%) SAS-SV p
Mean±SD Mean±SD
Age 14.46±0.54
Sex Boy 343(63.5) 23.75±10.26 <.001
Girl 197(36.5) 27.89±11.17
Socio-economic state Low 86(24.0) 25.08±10.65 .828
Medium 191(53.2) 25.90±11.10
High 82(22.8) 25.94±11.12
Family Parents 442(81.9) 25.53±11.03 .173
Single-parent 69(12.8) 23.07±9.62
No-Parent 23(4.3) 26.70±9.61
Alcohol Yes 21(4.1) 27.52±9.98 .295
No 496(95.9) 25.03±10.69
Smoking Yes 22(4.2) 27.94±10.91 .210
No 496(95.8) 25.03±10.61
Time of smartphone use Weekday 3.03±3.09
Weekend 4.07±4.08
Purpose of smartphone use Messenger and SNS 300(55.6) 26.29±11.07 .077
Entertainment 114(21.1) 23.42±10.03
Web surfing 43(8.0) 24.79±9.88
Etc. 83(15.4) 24.29±10.86
Self evaluation of smartphone addiction Non-addiction 312(57.8) 21.82±8.34a <.001
Addiction 134(24.8) 34.02±10.34ab
Don't know 94(17.4) 24.17±11.68b

a, b : Scheffé test (the means with the same letter were significantly different).