Table 5.

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 for males

	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	.02		1.32		.01		.45		.04		2.87
Age		−.11	−1.36			−.08	−.94			−.14	−1.64
SES		.04	.52			−.03	−.41			.11	1.29
Step 2	.14		3.91**		.14		3.55**		.12		3.97**
Age		−.06	−.78			−.02	−.30			−.09	−1.13
SES		.11	1.40			.03	.41			.17	2.13*	.34
Extraversion		−.19	−2.33*	−.38		−.19	−2.37*	−.38		−.17	−2.11*	−.34
Agreeableness		.05	.54			.06	.76			.03	.31
Conscientiousness		−.28	−3.51**	−.57		−.26	−3.28**	−.53		−.27	−3.42**	−.55
Emotional stability		.05	.65			.05	.67			.05	.58
Openness to  experience		−.13	−1.66			−.15	−1.86			−.11	−1.36
Step 3	.02		4.00***		.01		3.29**		.04		4.43***
Age		−.05	−.64			−.02	−.21			−.08	−.96
SES		.13	1.63			.04	.54			.19	2.45*	.40
Extraversion		−.18	−2.19*	−.35		−.19	−2.27*	−.37		−.16	−1.94
Agreeableness		.06	.68			.07	.84			.04	.49
Conscientiousness		−.27	−3.42**	−.55		−.26	−3.21**	−.52		−.26	−3.33**	−.54
Emotional stability		.075	.92			.07	.83			.07	.93
Openness to  experience		−.120	−1.52			−.14	−1.77			−.09	−1.18
Experiential avoidance		.158	2.00*	.32		.09	1.17			.20	2.57*	.42
Total R2	.14				.11				.15

Note. n = 153; SES = socioeconomic status; CERV = Questionnaire of Experiences Related to Video Games.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.