Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlations among the study variables.
| Total sample (n = 400) M (SD) |
Males (n = 193) M (SD) |
Females (n = 207) M (SD) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Sias | 20.75(10.57) | 20.92(10.87) | 20.59(10.32) | – | .369⁎⁎ | .316⁎⁎ | .439⁎⁎ | .442⁎⁎ |
| (2) Need to belong | 6.75(3.36) | 7.17(3.57) | 6.37(3.12) | .088 | – | .418⁎⁎ | .662⁎⁎ | .488⁎⁎ |
| (3) Need for self-presentation | 8.53(3.49) | 9.24(3.49) | 7.88(3.37) | .199⁎⁎ | .447⁎⁎ | – | .542⁎⁎ | .382⁎⁎ |
| (4) Need for assertiveness | 10.51(4.44) | 11.14(4.38) | 9.93(4.44) | .222⁎⁎ | .557⁎⁎ | .566⁎⁎ | – | .467⁎⁎ |
| (5) GPIUS2 | 32.05(15.49) | 33.89(15.46) | 30.33(15.56) | .224⁎⁎ | .259⁎⁎ | .292⁎⁎ | .277⁎⁎ | – |
Note. Correlations for males (n = 193) are presented above the diagonal, while correlations for females (n = 207) are presented below the diagonal. Sias = Social Interaction Anxiety Scale; GPIUS2 = Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2.
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p < .001.