Table 4.
Results of screening test by general characteristics using the Three-Item Gaming disorder Test-Online-Centered (TIGTOC) (N=273)
| Variable | Result of screening test |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive* | ||
| Sex | 0.427 | ||
| Male | 120 (53.8) | 30 (60.0) | |
| Female | 103 (46.2) | 20(40.0) | |
| Age | 12.6±1.2 | 12.7±0.9 | 0.438 |
| Online game use (hour, average per week) | 10.1±11.5 | 21.8±17.8 | <0.001 |
| Internet addiction† | 38.7±14.0 | 65.8±14.6 | <0.001 |
| Depressive symptoms‡ | 8.5±7.3 | 15.5±11.0 | <0.001 |
| ADHD symptoms§ | 5.6±5.6 | 7.8±6.5 | 0.014 |
| Total | 223 (81.7) | 50 (18.3) | |
Data are presented as mean±standard deviation or N (%). Correlation coefficient between total score of the TIGTOC and the total score of following each measure: IAT, r=0.659 (p<0.001); CDI, r=0.407 (p<0.001); K-ARS, r=0.027 (p<0.001).
total scores of 4 or over were defined as positive; total scores of the TIGTOC is 0–9,
total scores of the Young’s Internet Addiction Test (IAT) is 20–100,
total scores of the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) is 0–54,
data was collected from parents using the parent version of the Korean ADHD Rating Scales (K-ARS).
Total scores of the K-ARS is 0-54. ADHD: attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder