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. 2020 Nov 7;17(21):8231. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17218231

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for mean scores by internet addiction (IA) group and gender.

Youth’s IA
Normative Users
M (SD)
Mildly Addicted
M (SD)
Moderately Addicted
M (SD)
FAD Problem Solving Male 12.60 (2.66) 12.78 (2.91) 12.81 (3.08)
Female 14.36 (3.43) 13.19 (2.87) 14.38 (2.97)
Total 13.57 (3.20) 13.02 (2.88) 13.58 (3.09)
Communication Male 19.40 (4.01) 19.67 (4.47) 21.22 (4.21)
Female 22.08 (5.12) 21.66 (4.67) 22.71 (3.88)
Total 20.88 (4.80) 20.84 (4.68) 21.95 (4.08)
Roles Male 23.65 (5.34) 24.73 (5.24) 25.95 (4.83)
Female 26.56 (6.09) 26.26 (5.25) 29.33 (6.67)
Total 25.26 (5.89) 25.69 (5.29) 27.60 (5.98)
Affective Responsiveness Male 14.45 (3.60) 13.92 (3.88) 15.31 (3.74)
Female 16.24 (7.38) 15.14 (4.27) 16.71 (5.01)
Total 15.44 (6.01) 14.64 (4.15) 16 (4.41)
Affective Involvement Male 15.05 (4.03) 16.07 (4.29) 17.09 (3.93)
Female 16.28 (4.38) 17.38 (5.20) 19.71 (4.65)
Total 15.72 (4.22) 16.84 (4.88) 18.37 (4.45)
BIS-11 Behavioral Control Male 18.15 (4.82) 18.23 (4.41) 19.22 (4.61)
Female 18.60 (3.50) 18.89 (4.89) 20.90 (5.30)
Total 18.40 (4.09) 18.62 (4.69) 20.04 (4.97)
Attentional Impulsivity Male 16.85 (3.08) 17.59 (2.85) 18.36 (2.88)
Female 14.28 (2.60) 16.08 (3.45) 17.71 (2.86)
Total 15.42 (3.07) 16.70 (3.29) 18.04 (2.86)
Motor Impulsivity Male 10.45 (3.45) 20.39 (3.34) 20.63 (3.97)
Female 18.28 (3.64) 19.36 (3.55) 20.66 (4.19)
Total 19.24 (3.68) 19.94 (3.47) 20.65 (4.03)
Nonplanning Impulsivity Male 26.35 (5.86) 26.31 (4.56) 25.68 (4.98)
Female 24.12 (5.65) 25.91 (4.88) 28.38 (6.43)
Total 25.11 (5.79) 26.07 (4.74) 27 (5.83)
ASR Depression Male 3.85 (3.85) 6.03 (3.78) 8.32 (4.72)
Female 5.04 (4.39) 8.16 (4.41) 11.14 (3.75)
Total 4.51 (4.15) 7.29 (4.28) 9.70 (4.45)
Anxiety Male 5.15 (2.23) 5.28 (2.51) 5.45 (2.97)
Female 5.28 (1.96) 6.14 (2.27) 6.71 (2.70)
Total 5.22 (2.10) 5.79 (2.40) 6.07 (2.88)

Table Footer:. FAD = Family Assessment Device; BIS-11 = Barratt Impulsiveness Scale; ASR = Adult Self Report