Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and gender differences
| Full sample (N = 356) | Males (n = 147) | Females (n = 209) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | (SD) | Observed Range | M | (SD) | M | (SD) | t(354) | |
| Age (years) | 14.47 | .81 | 13-16 | 14.57 | .83 | 14.43 | .89 | 1.07 |
| Problematic Internet Use | 43.04 | 11.06 | 21-77 | 42.78 | 11.19 | 43.21 | 10.99 | -.35 |
| Peer-related loneliness | 20.94 | 7.05 | 12-45 | 20.47 | 6.57 | 21.27 | 7.37 | .34 |
| Parent-related loneliness | 23.20 | 5.74 | 14-43 | 23.32 | 5.43 | 23.11 | 5.96 | -1.05 |
| Detachment from parents | 19.36 | 4.24 | 9-30 | 19.32 | 3.97 | 19.39 | 4.44 | -.16 |
Note: * p < .05; ** p < .01