Table 5.

Partial correlations between the ANPS and the GPIUS-2 scales corrected for age in the female subsample.

	Overall GPIUS-2 score	Preference for online social interaction	Mood regulation	Cognitive preoccupation	Compulsive Internet use	Negative outcomes
SEEKING	r = −0.09*	r = −0.12*	r = −0.01	r = −0.09*	r = −0.08	r = −0.12*
CARE	r = −0.07	r = −0.16***	r = −0.01	r = −0.02	r = −0.04	r = −0.10*
PLAY	r = −0.13**	r = −0.27***	r = −0.06	r = −0.10*	r = 0.00	r = −0.13**
FEAR	r = 0.26***	r = 0.21***	r = 0.21***	r = 0.22***	r = 0.18***	r = 0.15***
ANGER	r = 0.13**	r = 0.10*	r = 0.14**	r = 0.17***	r = 0.02	r = 0.04
SADNESS	r = 0.28***	r = 0.14**	r = 0.30***	r = 0.27***	r = 0.14**	r = 0.15***
Spirituality	r = 0.03	r = −0.03	r = −0.02	r = 0.07	r = 0.05	r = 0.10*

All reported p-values are two-tailed.

^***p <= 0.001,

^**p <= 0.01,

^*p <= 0.05.