Table 1.
Internet activity | All (n = 1749) | 18 ≤ Age ≤ 25 (n = 1042) | 26 ≤ Age ≤ 55 (n = 592) | Age > 55 (n = 115) |
---|---|---|---|---|
General surfing | 2.100 | 2.400 | 1.500 | 0.590 |
Internet gaming | 0.600 | 0.450 | 0.110 | 0.000 |
RPG | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.710 | 0.000 |
Time wasters | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.450 |
Action multiplayer | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Shopping | 1.400 | 0.840 | 1.500 | 0.000 |
Auction websites | 0.027 | 0.000 | 0.990 | 0.230 |
Gambling | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.780 | 0.000 |
Social networking | 0.460 | 0.000 | 1.300 | 0.000 |
Sports | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Pornography | 1.000 | 1.400 | 0.210 | 0.000 |
Messaging | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.110 | 0.000 |
Streaming media | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.200 |
PADUA | 0.074 | 0.085 | 0.029 | 0.065 |
BIS | 0.066 | 0.048 | 0.072 | 0.086 |
ADHD Diagnosis | 1.700 | 0.350 | 3.100 | 0.000 |
GAD diagnosis | 0.230 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.400 |
Social anxiety diagnosis | 0.000 | 0.560 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
OCD diagnosis | 0.270 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.300 |
Lasso - least absolute shrinkage and selection operator; RPG - Role Playing games; PADUA: Padua Inventory-Revised Checking; BIS - Barratt Impulsiveness Scale 11; ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; GAD – Generalized Anxiety disorder; OCD – Obsessive-Compulsive disorder. For presentation purposes the significant Lasso coefficients are indicated in bold.