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. 2021 Dec 17;12:750511. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.750511

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.