Table 3.
Interactions of psychopathology and self-destructive behaviour with gender and country in the regression analysis of psychopathological scores and self-destructive behaviour categories on pathological Internet use (PIU)
| Psychopathology and self-destructive behaviours | Interactions with gender | Gender with stronger association between variables and YDQ-score | Interactions with country | Country with stronger association between variable and YDQ-score | Country with weaker association between variable and YDQ-score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | χ 2 (df = 1) | p value | χ 2 (df = 10) | p value | |||
| Depression (BDI-score) | 19.28 | <0.001 | Male | 85.52 | <0.001 | Ireland | Italy |
| Anxiety (Z-SAS score) | 10.53 | 0.001 | Male | 49.54 | <0.001 | Estonia | France |
| Emotional symptoms (SDQ-subscore) | 1.89 | 0.169 | – | 47.52 | <0.001 | Estonia | Hungary |
| Conduct problems (SDQ-subscore) | 6.26 | 0.012 | Female | 28.74 | 0.001 | Ireland | Italy |
| Hyperactivity and/or inattention (SDQ-subscore) | 13.62 | <0.001 | Female | 50.59 | <0.001 | Slovenia | Israel |
| Peer relationship problems (SDQ-subscore) | 8.16 | 0.004 | Male | 19.17 | 0.038 | Ireland | France |
| Pro-social behaviour (SDQ-subscore) | 3.04 | 0.081 | – | 10.07 | 0.435 | – | – |
| Self-injurious behaviour (Category of 5 or more incidents of self-harm in the DSHI) | 0.05 | 0.831 | – | 46.75 | <0.001 | Ireland | Slovenia |
| Suicidal behaviour (Category of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts in the PSS) | 0.35 | 0.553 | – | 90.19 | <0.001 | Estonia | Italy |
Young’s Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ)