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. 2016 May 4;3(2):e15. doi: 10.2196/mental.5379

Table 2.

Mean helpfulness ratings (actual vs. perceived) of activities on a scale from 1 to 10, where 10 was the most helpful and 1 was the least helpful.


Actual Perceived
Surfing the Internet 6.1 4.2
Talking on the telephone including on a landline, mobile phone, or smartphone 5.8 3.7
Using social networking sites 5.3 2.4
Text messaging 5.3 2.8
Sending personal emails 5.1 3.3
Joining or participating in online chat rooms or discussion groups 5 3.3
Online gaming 5 2.7
Video chatting 4.7 2.9