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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2014 Aug;107(2):300–325. doi: 10.1037/a0036058

Table 5. Partial Correlations of Videogame Play, Specific Games, and Variables of Interest.

Play/Don't Play Videogames Spiderman II Manhunt GTA VG Scale
Sensation Seeking .06** .07** .14** .22** .27**
Rebelliousness .05* -.01 .09** .16** .17**
Ever Try Cigarettes .00 .04 .09** .26** .25**
Smoking past Month .02 .06* .05 .20** .18**
Lifetime Smoking .03 .05* .12** .26** .26**
Alcohol Quantity -.03 .05 .10** .26** .25**
Alcohol Frequency -.02 .03 .10** .25** .22**
Ever Binge -.01 .05 .12** .27** .27**
Binge past Month .00 .03 .09* .20** .20**
Fights -.02 .00 .18** .10* .15**
Delinquent Behavior .03 .08* .02 .09* .12*
Ever had Sex .02 .05 .09* .24** .24**
Number of Sex Partners .01 .06 .10* .18** .19**
Sex without a Condom .03 .08* .06 .15** .18**
Age of First Sex -.01 -.07 -.09 -.19** -.22**

VG = Videogame Play; GTA = Grand Theft Auto. Sensation Seeking and Rebelliousness measured at Wave 1; all other variables measured at Wave 3.

*

p < .05;

**

p < .001, two-tailed.

All N > 500.

Partial correlations controlling for Age, Gender, Race, Parental Education, Parental Income, Parental Responsiveness, Parental Demandingness.