Table 1.
Comparison of non-internet addicted users and addicted user over the demographic and Internet use characteristics of the participants
| Non-Addicted group (%) | Addicted group (%) | Total (%) | χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 554 (78.8) | 149 (21.2) | 703 (60.4) | 15.699*** |
| Male | 315 (68.5) | 145 (31.5) | 460 (39.6) | ||
| Age | 11-14 | 456 (80.1) | 113 (19.9) | 569 (48.9) | 17.326*** |
| 15 -18 | 413 (69.5) | 181 (30.5) | 594 (51.1) | ||
| Educationa | Form 1 - 3 | 457 (79.5) | 118 (20.5) | 575 (49.4) | 13.629*** |
| Form 4 - 6 | 412 (70.1) | 176 (29.9) | 588 (50.6) | ||
| Guardian | Both parents | 542 (76.0) | 171 (24.0) | 713 (61.3) | 1.639 |
| Others | 327 (72.2) | 123 (27.3) | 450 (38.7) | ||
| Parents’ marital status | Married | 812 (76.5) | 250 (23.5) | 1062 (91.3) | 19.577*** |
| Divorced and others | 57 (56.4) | 44 (43.6) | 101 (8.7) | ||
| Single child family | No | 477 (76.0) | 151 (24.0) | 628 (54.0) | 1.102 |
| Yes | 392 (73.3) | 143 (26.7) | 535 (46.0) | ||
| Family income level | Below average | 86 (60.1) | 57 (39.9) | 143 (12.3) | 18. 351*** |
| Average or above | 783 (76.8) | 237 (23.2) | 1020 (87.7) | ||
| Children having negative emotion to parents | No | 572 (84.6) | 104 (15.4) | 676 (58.1) | 83.677*** |
| Yes | 297 (61.0) | 190 (39.0) | 487 (41.9) | ||
| Parent having negative emotions to parent | No | 674 (80.2) | 166 (19.8) | 840 (72.2) | 48.476*** |
| Yes | 195 (60.4) | 128 (39.6) | 323 (27.8) | ||
| Internet accessibility at home | No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | N.A. |
| Yes | 869 (100) | 294 (100) | 1163 (100) | ||
| Location of using computer at home | Living room | 427 (74.8) | 144 (25.2) | 571 (49.1) | 5.372 |
| Dining room | 37 (64.9) | 20 (35.1) | 57 (4.9) | ||
| Bed room | 370 (74.9) | 124 (25.1) | 494 (42.5) | ||
| Others | 35 (85.4) | 6 (14.6) | 41 (3.5) | ||
| Time spent on internetb | <6 h | 836 (77.0) | 250 (23.0) | 1086 (93.4) | 44.322*** |
| ≥6 h | 33 (42.9) | 44 (57.1) | 77 (6.6) | ||
| Connect with friends via the Internet | No | 147 (82.6) | 31 (17.4) | 178 (15.3) | 6.880** |
| Yes | 722 (73.3) | 263 (26.7) | 985 (84.7) | ||
| Overall | 869 (100) | 294 (100) | 1163 (100) |
**p <0.01; ***p <0.001; aForm 1–7 is equivalent to year 7–13 in US education system; bIt will not be further considered in regression analysis for preventing the problem of over controlling for factors