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Means and standard deviations of the GPIUS-2 scales in the entire sample as well as split by gender.
| Entire sample | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| overall GPIUS-2 score | 28.52 | 14.28 | 31.45 | 16.50 | 27.20 | 12.96 |
| preference for online social interaction | 5.06 | 3.40 | 5.95 | 4.18 | 4.66 | 2.90 |
| mood regulation | 8.40 | 5.39 | 8.67 | 5.47 | 8.28 | 5.35 |
| cognitive preoccupation | 4.94 | 2.99 | 5.19 | 3.41 | 4.83 | 2.78 |
| compulsive Internet use | 5.89 | 4.18 | 6.59 | 4.85 | 5.57 | 3.81 |
| negative outcomes | 4.23 | 2.87 | 5.05 | 3.92 | 3.86 | 2.13 |
