Table 2.
Recreational use of electronic devices among subsamples of addictive, problematic, and normal Internet use during and before the epidemic of COVID-19.
| Recreational use of electronic devices | Addictive Internet Users(n = 55) | Problematic Internet Users (n = 684) | Normal Internet Users (n = 1311) | Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| During the epidemic | Before theepidemic | During the epidemic | Before the epidemic | During the epidemic | Before the epidemic | ||
| Frequency, n (%) | A*** P*** N*** |
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| several times per day | 48 (87.27) | 27 (49.09) | 468 (68.42) | 236 (34.50) | 473 (36.08) | 215 (16.40) | |
| once per day | 2 (3.64) | 10 (18.18) | 146 (21.35) | 178 (26.02) | 493 (37.60) | 400 (30.51) | |
| 4-6 times per week | 3 (5.45) | 4 (7.27) | 27 (3.95) | 53 (7.75) | 92 (7.02) | 100 (7.63) | |
| 1-3 times per week | 1 (1.82) | 7 (12.73) | 34 (4.97) | 160 (23.39) | 159 (12.13) | 358 (27.31) | |
| no use | 1 (1.82) | 7 (12.73) | 9 (1.32) | 57 (8.33) | 94 (7.40) | 238 (18.15) | |
| Duration per day, n (%) | A** P*** N*** |
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| >6 hours | 28 (50.91) | 18 (32.73) | 129 (18.86) | 66 (9.65) | 87 (6.64) | 49 (3.74) | |
| 4-6 hours (including 6 hours) | 9 (16.36) | 3 (5.45) | 140 (20.47) | 90 (13.16) | 134 (10.22) | 84 (6.41) | |
| 2-4 hours (including 4 hours) | 11 (20.00) | 11 (20.00) | 222 (32.46) | 138 (20.18) | 317 (24.18) | 173 (13.20) | |
| <2 hours | 5 (9.09) | 15 (27.27) | 184 (26.90) | 321 (46.93) | 676 (51.56) | 707 (53.93) | |
| no use | 2 (3.64) | 8 (14.55) | 9 (1.32) | 69 (10.09) | 97 (7.40) | 298 (22.73) | |
| Frequency of use after 00:00, n (%) | A** P** N** |
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| >4 times per week | 23 (41.82) | 12 (21.82) | 85 (12.43) | 50 (7.31) | 40 (3.05) | 26 (1.98) | |
| 3 times per week | 8 (14.55) | 2 (3.64) | 43 (6.29) | 23 (3.36) | 28 (2.14) | 18 (1.37) | |
| twice per week | 3 (5.45) | 5 (9.09) | 76 (11.11) | 54 (7.89) | 62 (4.73) | 37 (2.82) | |
| once per week | 2 (3.64) | 11 (20.00) | 89 (13.01) | 83 (12.13) | 122 (9.31) | 98 (7.48) | |
| no | 19 (34.55) | 25 (45.45) | 391 (57.16) | 474 (69.30) | 1059 (80.78) | 1132 (86.35) | |
| Frequency of use overnight, n (%) | N* | ||||||
| >4 times per week | 12 (21.82) | 4 (7.27) | 35 (5.12) | 26 (3.80) | 27 (2.06) | 12 (0.92) | |
| 3 times per week | 2 (3.64) | 1 (1.82) | 31 (4.53) | 15 (2.19) | 17 (1.30) | 10 (0.76) | |
| twice per week | 2 (3.64) | 2 (3.64) | 30 (4.39) | 26 (3.80) | 23 (1.75) | 20 (1.53) | |
| once per week | 4 (7.27) | 7 (12.73) | 36 (5.26) | 45 (6.58) | 72 (5.49) | 60 (4.57) | |
| no | 35 (63.64) | 41 (74.55) | 552 (80.70) | 572 (83.63) | 1172 (89.40) | 1209 (92.22) | |
| Degree of addiction to electronic devices/mean (SE) |
55.92 (3.21) | 41.97 (2.90) | 31.54 (3.27) | 23.44 (2.95) | 24.38 (1.10) | 18.53 (0.99) | A*** P*** N*** |
A: Difference in addictive Internet users during and before the epidemic of COVID-19.
P: Difference in problematic Internet users during and before the epidemic of COVID-19.
N: Difference in average Internet users during and before the epidemic of COVID-19.
*P < 0.05,**P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.