Table 2.

Regression analysis examining the associations of paternal attachment, gender, grit, and covariates with problematic Internet use (PIU).

Statistical Predictors	b	SE b	95% CI for b		t	p
Paternal Attachment	−0.42	0.06	−0.53	−0.30	−7.04	<0.001
Gender a	−0.58	0.09	−0.76	−0.40	−6.30	<0.001
Grit	−1.03	0.07	−1.17	−0.89	−14.48	<0.001
Age	−0.02	0.03	−0.08	0.03	−0.74	0.46
Socioeconomic Status	0.01	0.01	−0.01	0.04	0.98	0.33
Paternal Attachment × Gender	−0.17	0.12	−0.40	0.06	−1.42	0.16
Paternal Attachment × Grit	−0.02	0.08	−0.17	0.13	−0.24	0.81
Gender × Grit	0.31	0.14	0.03	0.59	2.17	0.03
Paternal Attachment × Gender × Grit	0.38	0.15	0.09	0.68	2.53	0.01

Notes: N = 2677. b refers to the unstandardized beta. ^a Coded as 1 = boys, 2 = girls.