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. 2018 Mar 23;15(4):579. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040579

Table 5.

Correlations between s-IAT and Internet literacy as well as Internet-use expectancies (Pearson correlations) including Fisher’s z comparison.

Domain/Variable 1 Germany China Fisher’s z
s-IAT Total Score s-IAT LoC/TM 2 s-IAT C/SP 2 s-IAT Total Score s-IAT LoC/TM 2 s-IAT C/SP 2 s-IAT Total Score s-IAT LoC/TM 2 s-IAT C/SP 2
Internet-use expectancies
PR 0.390 ** 0.352 ** 0.344 ** 0.369 ** 0.338 ** 0.356 ** 0.35 0.23 −0.20
AE 0.567 ** 0.507 ** 0.505 ** 0.556 ** 0.480 ** 0.564 ** 0.23 0.51 −1.18
Internet literacy
TE 0.105 * 0.120 * 0.062 0.153 * 0.069 0.215 ** −0.70 0.74 −2.23 *
PI 0.317 ** 0.236 ** 0.339 ** 0.346 ** 0.298 ** 0.350 ** −0.47 −0.95 −0.18
RCA −0.074 −0.064 −0.068 0.165 ** 0.086 0.221 ** −3.44 ** −2.15 * −4.18 **
SR −0.516 ** −0.531 ** −0.375 ** −0.088 −0.185 ** 0.018 −6.89 ** −5.77 ** −5.88 **

1 PR = positive reinforcement, AE = avoidance expectancies, TE = technical expertise, PI = production and interaction, RCA = reflection and critical analysis, SR = self-regulation. 2 LoC/TM = Loss of control/time management, C/SP = Craving/social problems. * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01.