Table 5.

The five subtypes of problematic Internet game users

Rule #	Pattern				Subtype
1	Gaming costs > $45.02				Cost-consuming gamer
	(n = 40, 83.33%, node 4)
2	$4.50 < Gaming costs ≤ $45.02	Offline Internet gaming community meeting attendance = Yes	Average weekday gaming time ≤ 1 hr		–
	(n = 164, 64.83%)	(n = 108, 72.97%)	(n = 27, 56.25%, node 13)
3	$4.50 < Gaming costs ≤ $45.02	Offline Internet gaming community meeting attendance = Yes	Average weekday gaming time > 1 hr		Socializing gamer
	(n = 164, 64.83%)	(n = 108, 72.97%)	(n = 81, 81%, node 14)
4	$4.50 < Gaming costs ≤ $45.02	Offline Internet gaming community meeting attendance = No	Self-perceptions of addictive Internet game use = Yes	Marital status = Single	Solitary gamer
	(n = 164, 64.83%)	(n = 56, 53.33%)	(n = 48, 63.16%)	(n = 30, 75%, node 15)
5	Gaming costs ≤ $4.50	Average weekday gaming time > 1 hr			–
	(n = 55, 44%)	(n = 36, 58.06%, node 8)
6	Gaming costs = 0	Average weekend and holiday gaming time > 3 hr			–
	(n = 53, 29.61%)	(n = 17, 54.84%, node 6)

Note. The exchange rate for Korean won to the U.S. dollar is 1,120.70 won (June 2015).