Table 4.
Regression analysis showing consequences of being “engaged gamer,” “problem gamer” and “addicted gamer,” compared to the contrast group with 1 year intervals between the measures.
| STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS (STDY) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| T1–T2 | T2–T3 | T1–T3 | |
| DEPRESSION | |||
| Engaged | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.38* |
| Problem | 0.42*** | 0.12 | 0.33*** |
| Addicted | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.58** |
| ANXIETY | |||
| Engaged | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.19 |
| Problem | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Addicted | 0.24 | −0.04 | 0.38** |
| LONELINESS | |||
| Engaged | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.06 |
| Problem | 0.30** | 0.14 | 0.30** |
| Addicted | 0.11 | −0.06 | 0.08 |
| ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION | |||
| Engaged | −0.07 | 0.26 | −0.02 |
| Problem | −0.01 | −0.22 | −0.02 |
| Addicted | −0.08 | −0.26 | −0.01 |
| VERBAL AGGRESSION | |||
| Engaged | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.25 |
| Problem | 0.19* | −0.03 | 0.11 |
| Addicted | 0.21 | 0.08 | −0.15 |
| PHYSICAL AGGRESSION | |||
| Engaged | 0.09 | −0.04 | 0.11 |
| Problem | 0.06 | −0.01 | 0.13 |
| Addicted | −0.18 | 0.38 | −0.12 |
Gender, former level of gaming category, and former level of outcome variable is controlled for in all analyses.
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01,
***
p < 0.001.