Table 3.
Conditional effect of maladaptive personality functioning (APS-Q) on Externalizing Problems (YSR) for levels of Internet Addiction (IAT Total Score)
| B | SE | t | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sense of Self | 4.07 | 0.63 | 6.48*** | [2.83, 5.31] |
| IAT Total Score | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.02 | [−1.34, 4.21] |
| Sense of Self X IAT | 0.01 | 0.52 | 0.02 | [−1.02, 1.04] |
| Self-Acceptance | 0.72 | 0.59 | 1.22 | [−0.44, 1.89] |
| IAT Total Score | 5.19 | 1.79 | 2.90** | [1.66, 8.73] |
| Self-Acceptance X IAT | −1.19 | 0.66 | −1.80 | [−2.51, 0.11] |
| Sexuality | −3.14 | 0.62 | −5.06*** | [−4.37, −1.92] |
| IAT Total Score | 4.15 | 1.50 | 2.76** | [1.19, 7.12] |
| Sexuality X IAT | −0.66 | 0.61 | −1.08 | [−1.87, 0.54] |
| Investment and Goals | 0.69 | 0.66 | 1.03 | [−0.61, 1.99] |
| IAT Total Score | 0.77 | 1.53 | 0.50 | [−2.26, 3.79] |
| Investment and Goals X IAT | 0.49 | 0.55 | 0.88 | [−0.60,1.58] |
| Relationship with Family | 3.12 | 0.81 | 3.86*** | [1.53, 4.71] |
| IAT Total Score | 0.04 | 2.10 | 0.02 | [−4.10, 4.20] |
| Relationship with Family X IAT | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.87 | [−0.78, 2.01] |
| Relationship with Friends | −1.10 | 0.62 | −1.75 | [−2.33, 0.14] |
| IAT Total Score | 2.24 | 1.37 | 1.64 | [−0.45, 4.94] |
| Relationship with Friends x IAT | 0.11 | 0.54 | 0.21 | [−0.95, 1.18] |
| Aggression | 5.57 | 0.64 | 8.68*** | [4.31, 6.84] |
| IAT Total score | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.13 | [−1.84, 2.10] |
| Aggression X IAT | 0.25 | 0.49 | 0.51 | [−0.72, 1.21] |
*** p ≤ .001; **p ≤ .01; *p ≤ .05
YSR = Youth Self-Report questionnaire; IAT = Internet Addiction Test; CI=Confidence Interval