Table 1. Descriptive statistics and correlations between the variables in female and male gamers group.

Female gamers
Variables		M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1. problematic video gaming		1.52	1.49
2. game hours		8.00	10.98	0.54***
3. self-esteem		28.37	5.91	0.12	0.18*
4. self-efficacy		30.23	4.65	0.02	0.05	0.49***
5. loneliness		25.43	9.59	0.03	0.01	-0.42***	-0.28***
empathy	6. empathic concern	41.33	7.42	-0.02	0.01	0.08	0.10	-0.17*
	7. personal distress	23.95	5.77	0.04	-0.10	-0.43***	-0.49***	0.27***	0.20**
	8. perspective taking	33.67	5.77	-0.05	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.01	0.44***	0.04
Male gamers
Variables		M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1. problematic video gaming		2.09	1.80
2. game hours		15.00	15.14	0.39***
3. self-esteem		29.79	5.93	-0.34***	-0.22**
4. self-efficacy		30.91	4.72	-0.28***	-0.15	0.57***
5. loneliness		24.83	9.37	0.29***	0.09	-0.57***	-0.46***
empathy	6. empathic concern	36.88	7.25	-0.01	-0.12	0.03	0.06	-0.03
	7. personal distress	21.08	6.07	0.39***	0.05	-0.54***	-0.58***	0.43***	0.15
	8. perspective taking	33.40	5.72	-0.12	-0.05	0.22**	0.34***	-0.17**	0.42***	-0.25**

***p < 0.001

**p < 0.01

*p < 0.05