Table 4.

Hierarchical regression analysis for predictors of the total score of video games addiction (CERV total score), and avoidance/psychological dependence and negative consequences factors of the CERV

	CERV total score				Avoidance/psychological dependence				Negative consequences
Variables	ΔR2	β	F/t	d	ΔR2	β	F/t	d	ΔR2	β	F/t	d
Step 1	.14		13.42***		.15		14.92***		.11		10.53***
Gender		−.35	−5.97***	−.75		−.37	−6.32***	−.79		−.31	−5.17***	−.65
Age		−.12	−1.97			−.09	−1.49			−.13	−2.25
SES		−.03	−.45			−.06	−.99			.01	.09
Step 2	.08		8.61***		.08		9.16***		.07		6.94***
Gender		−.28	−4.76***	−.60		−.30	−5.07***	−.64		−.25	−4.08***	−.51
Age		−.10	−1.75			−.07	−1.25			−.12	−2.06*
SES		.01	.23			−.02	−.32			.04	.72
Extraversion		−.13	−2.18*	−.27		−.13	−2.24*	−.28		−.12	−1.95
Agreeableness		.00	.00			.00	−.01			.00	.01
Conscientiousness		−.20	−3.41**	−.43		−.20	−3.34**	−.42		−.19	−3.18**	−.40
Emotional stability		.03	.49			.05	.83			.01	.14
Openness to  experience		−.13	−2.21			−.13	−2.16			−.13	−2.07
Step 3	.02		8.72***		.01		8.76***		.03		7.47***
Gender		−.31	−5.21***	−.65		−.32	−5.38***	−.67		−.28	−4.60***	−.58
Age		−.08	−1.42			−.06	−.98			−.10	−1.69
SES		.03	.53			.00	−.09			.06	1.06
Extraversion		−.13	−2.16*	−.27		−.13	−2.21*	−.28		−.11	−1.92
Agreeableness		.01	.19			.01	.14			.01	.22
Conscientiousness		−.19	−3.20**	−.40		−.19	−3.16**	−.40		−.18	−2.96**	−.37
Emotional stability		.06	1.04			.08	1.24			.05	.76
Openness to  experience		−.10	−1.76			−.11	−1.80			−.09	−1.57
Experiential avoidance		.17	2.77			.13	2.13*	.27		.19	3.12**	.39
Total R2	.21				.22				.19

Note. n = 255; SES = socioeconomic status; CERV = Questionnaire of Experiences Related to Video Games.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.