TABLE 2.
The differences of the observed variables in gender, Grade-level and frequency of mobile phones use.
| Variables | M ± SD | Preference for solitude | Psychological distress | Mobile phone addiction | Mindfulness |
| Gender | Male | 0.48 ± 0.31 | 0.95 ± 0.58 | 2.51 ± 0.59 | 2.26 ± 0.59 |
| Female | 0.5 ± 0.23 | 0.84 ± 0.52 | 2.69 ± 0.56 | 2.18 ± 0.50 | |
| t | −2.92** | 3.15* | −4.71*** | 2.12* | |
| Grade | Grade1 | 0.52 ± 0.27 | 0.85 ± 0.55 | 2.61 ± 0.53 | 2.21 ± 0.57 |
| Grade2 | 0.51 ± 0.29 | 1.00 ± 0.57 | 2.63 ± 0.60 | 2.23 ± 0.55 | |
| Grade3 | 0.50 ± 0.23 | 0.79 ± 0.50 | 2.61 ± 0.59 | 2.19 ± 0.50 | |
| F | 0.24 | 12.75*** | 0.12 | 0.52 | |
| Frequency | 10 min | 0.52 ± 0.31 | 0.89 ± 0.56 | 2.78 ± 0.58 | 2.16 ± 0.53 |
| 30 min | 0.54 ± 0.24 | 0.87 ± 0.54 | 2.59 ± 0.54 | 2.20 ± 0.54 | |
| 1 h | 0.48 ± 0.24 | 0.90 ± 0.54 | 2.49 ± 0.59 | 2.28 ± 0.56 | |
| F | 1.64 | 0.47 | 18.37*** | 3.50* |
N = 927. *p< 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001.