Table 1.

Otakuism dimensions: means, standard deviations, and correlations for both genders.

				Zero-order correlations
		M (SD) Male	M (SD) Female	1	2	3	4
1	Anime fandom	2.22 (1.17)	2.07 (1.14)	–	0.58***	0.12	0.17
2	Japanese culture	3.20 (1.07)	3.10 (1.19)	0.47***	–	–0.05	0.08
3	Indoor activities	3.10 (0.97)	2.97 (0.87)	0.42***	0.26**	–	0.27**
4	Shyness	2.92 (0.95)	2.84 (0.91)	0.29***	0.10	0.45***	–

^∗∗∗p < 0.001; ^∗∗p < 0.01. Correlations above the diagonal = results for the female subsample (n = 107). Correlations below the diagonal = results for the male subsample (n = 154).