Table 3.

Correlation matrix of the study’s variables.

Variables			BSIa		IGDb		Emotional/social support		Active coping		Self-blame/self-distraction		Humor		Substance use		Denial		Religion		Acceptance
BSI
	r	—c
	P value	—
IGD
	r	0.41		—
	P value	<.001		—
Emotional/social support
	r	−0.06		−0.04		—
	P value	.001		0.01		—
Active coping
	r	−0.18		−0.14		0.39		—
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		—
Self-blame/self-distraction
	r	0.60		0.30		0.14		0.03		—
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		.06		—
Humor
	r	−0.01		0.00		0.16		0.22		0.10		—
	P value	.53		.79		<.001		<.001		<.001		—
Substance use
	r	0.22		0.10		0.10		−0.01		0.24		0.12		—
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		.60		<.001		<.001		—
Denial
	r	0.41		0.24		0.12		0.00		0.40		0.06		0.18		—
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		.91		<.001		.001		<.001		—
Religion
	r	0.10		0.06		0.15		0.11		0.10		0.06		0.07		0.10		—
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		.001		<.001		<.001		—
Acceptance
	r	0.15		0.10		0.08		0.11		0.22		0.21		0.08		0.11		0.04		—
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		.03		—

^aBSI: Brief Symptom Inventory.

^bIGD: internet gaming disorder.

^cNot applicable.