Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for each variable by primary motive, sex, and sample type
| Men | Women | Overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary motive | Student | Forum user | Total | Student | Forum user | Total | Student | Forum user | Total |
| Enhancement |
M (SD) N = 35 |
M (SD) N = 155 |
M (SD) N = 190 |
M (SD) N = 8 |
M (SD) N = 17 |
M (SD) N = 25 |
M (SD) N = 43 |
M (SD) N = 172 |
M (SD) N = 215 |
| PGSI | 4.7 (3.4) | 4.5 (3.9) | 4.5 (3.8) | 3.0 (3.2) | 2.8 (3.0) | 2.8 (3.0) | 4.4 (3.4) | 4.3 (3.9) | 4.3 (3.8) |
| Anxiety | 4.8 (3.6) | 4.6 (3.5) | 4.7 (3.5) | 5.8 (3.0) | 5.0 (2.3) | 5.2 (2.5) | 5.0 (3.5) | 4.7 (3.4) | 4.7 (3.4) |
| Depression | 3.0 (3.3) | 2.6 (2.8) | 2.7 (2.9) | 3.6 (4.0) | 2.3 (2.3) | 2.7 (2.9) | 3.1 (3.4) | 2.6 (2.8) | 2.7 (2.9) |
| Alcohol | 10.1 (7.0) | 11.1 (6.4) | 10.9 (6.5) | 7.0 (6.2) | 7.4 (4.3) | 7.4 (4.7) | 9.6 (6.9) | 10.7 (6.4) | 10.5 (6.5) |
| Drugs | 0.8 (1.1) | 1.2 (1.9) | 1.1 (1.8) | 1.1 (1.7) | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.7 (1.3) | 0.9 (1.2) | 1.1 (1.9) | 1.0 (1.7) |
| Coping | N = 51 | N = 132 | N = 183 | N = 16 | N = 21 | N = 37 | N = 67 | N = 153 | N = 220 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGSI | 5.5 (5.0) | 6.5 (5.7) | 6.2 (5.3) | 2.9 (4.8) | 5.1 (6.0) | 4.1 (5.5) | 4.9 (5.1) | 6.3 (5.8) | 5.9 (5.6) |
| Anxiety | 7.5 (4.9) | 7.1 (4.70) | 7.2 (4.7) | 8.0 (4.4) | 9.3 (4.1) | 8.7 (4.3) | 7.6 (4.7) | 7.4 (4.7) | 7.4 (4.7) |
| Depression | 4.9 (4.3) | 5.1 (4.1) | 5.0 (4.2) | 3.9 (2.6) | 6.9 (4.4) | 5.6 (4.0) | 4.7 (3.9) | 5.3 (4.2) | 5.1 (4.1) |
| Alcohol | 10.7 (8.0) | 10.2 (7.1) | 10.4 (7.3) | 6.7 (5.1) | 8.6 (6.7) | 7.7 (6.1) | 9.7 (7.6) | 10.0 (7.1) | 9.9 (7.2) |
| Drug | 1.6 (2.8) | 1.1 (1.9) | 1.2 (2.2) | 1.2 (2.3) | 1.2 (2.2) | 1.2 (2.2) | 1.5 (2.7) | 1.1 (2.0) | 0.9 (1.5) |
| Social | N = 55 | N = 125 | N = 180 | N = 39 | N = 40 | N = 79 | N = 94 | N = 165 | N = 259 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGSI | 3.1 (3.3) | 3.2 (3.5) | 3.1 (3.4) | 1.6 (1.8) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.4 (1.7) | 2.5 (2.8) | 2.7 (3.2) | 2.6 (3.1) |
| Anxiety | 5.5 (3.7) | 4.5 (3.3) | 4.8 (3.5) | 7.05 (3.8) | 5.5 (3.4) | 6.3 (3.7) | 6.2 (3.8) | 4.7 (3.4) | 5.2 (3.6) |
| Depression | 2.7 (2.7) | 2.7 (3.0) | 2.7 (8.9) | 3.8 (3.2) | 3.4 (3.0) | 3.6 (3.1) | 3.2 (2.9) | 2.9 (3.0) | 3.0 (3.0) |
| Alcohol | 10.7 (5.8) | 9.9 (5.3) | 10.1 (5.4) | 11.1 (6.1) | 6.7 (4.3) | 9.0 (5.7) | 10.9 (5.9) | 9.1 (5.2) | 9.8 (5.5) |
| Drug | 0.7 (1.2) | 1.1 (1.6) | 0.9 (1.5) | 0.9 (1.8) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.7 (1.4) | 0.7 (1.5) | 0.9 (1.5) | 0.8 (1.5) |