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. 2022 Jan 5;147:313–323. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.01.004

Table 2.

Impact on everyday life subscale and Addictive tendencies subscale during the lockdown in patients with internalizing disorders (ID) and other disorders (non-ID) (percent of responses).

Not true Slightly true Quite true Absolutely true Chi2 p
Impact on everyday life
My media use …
… leads to problems and arguments with my parents ID 56% 23% 17% 2% 2.175 0.537
Non-ID 54% 26% 19% 1%
..does not leave enough time for homework and affects academic achievements ID 48% 21% 21% 9% 3.856 0.277
Non-ID 52% 28% 11% 8%
… negatively affects friendships and real life activities ID 72% 8% 13% 7% 7.312 0.063
Non-ID 68% 20% 7% 5%
…. affects my mood and mental well-being (e. g. can make me feel happy, stressed, aggressive or sad) ID 13% 28% 37% 21% 12.218 0.007
Non-ID 24% 44% 19% 13%
… affects my physical health and well-being (e.g. sleep, feeling tense) ID 26% 35% 25% 15% 4.551 0.208
Non-ID 39% 34% 17% 10%
Addictive tendencies
I have become very angry/aggressive when media use was constricted (e.g. by my parents) ID 48% 32% 8% 12% 0.721 0.868
Non-ID 52% 28% 10% 10%
I tried to reduce the time spent on gaming, the internet or my mobile, but did not succeed. ID 48% 31% 16% 5% 9.004 0.029
Non-ID 43% 44% 4% 9%
I felt stressed without access to my mobile (or gaming/or internet) and could not think of anything else. ID 48% 32% 12% 8% 5.169 0.169
Non-ID 64% 25% 8% 3%
I have secretly spent more time with media than agreed upon. ID 55% 25% 14% 7% 4.846 0.183
Non-ID 47% 26% 10% 17%