Table 3.

Partial correlations between the ANPS and the GPIUS-2 scales corrected for age in the entire sample.

	Overall GPIUS-2 score	Preference for online social interaction	Mood regulation	Cognitive preoccupation	Compulsive Internet use	Negative outcomes
SEEKING	r = −0.16***	r = −0.16***	r = −0.05	r = −0.13***	r = −0.13***	r = −0.20***
CARE	r = −0.14***	r = −0.22***	r = −0.03	r = −0.07	r = −0.08*	r = −0.18***
PLAY	r = −0.17***	r = −0.27***	r = −0.09*	r = −0.11**	r = −0.05	r = −0.16***
FEAR	r = 0.24***	r = 0.16***	r = 0.24***	r = 0.22***	r = 0.17***	r = 0.11**
ANGER	r = 0.13***	r = 0.11**	r = 0.12**	r = 0.17***	r = 0.05	r = 0.05
SADNESS	r = 0.23***	r = 0.10*	r = 0.28***	r = 0.24***	r = 0.13***	r = 0.08
Spirituality	r = 0.02	r = −0.01	r = −0.03	r = 0.07	r = 0.03	r = 0.04

All reported p-values are two-tailed.

^***p <= 0.001,

^**p <= 0.01,

^*p <= 0.05.