Table 4.
PUI-SQ subscales, emotional distress and behavioral problems scale scores before, during, and after lockdown.
| Before Lockdown |
Post hoc | Lockdown |
Post hoc | Last two weeks |
Post hoc | MANOVA, contrasts | ||||
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| Subscale scores | ID Mean (SD) |
Non-ID (mean SD) | ID Mean (SD) |
Non-ID (mean SD) | ID Mean (SD) |
Non-ID (mean SD) | ||||
| PUI-SQ | ||||||||||
| 1. Frequent media use | 10.98 (2.44) | 10.83 (2.94) | 13.40 (2.36) | 12.60 (3.15) | 11.97 (2.75) | 11.44 (3.07) | Time: F2/175 = 76.513*** Time by group: n.s. Group: n.s. T1<T2; T2>T3; T3>T1 |
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| 2. Impact on everyday life | 8.89 (2.62) | 8.10 (2.53) | p < 0.043 | 10.08 (2.99) | 9.07 (3.10) | p < 0.028 | 9.40 (2.79) | 8.46 (3.01) | p < 0.081 | Time: F 2/175 = 21.859*** Time by group: n.s. Group: F = 7752* T1<T2; T2>T3; T3>T1 |
| 3. Addictive tendencies | 6.62 (2.11) | 6.63 (2.34) | 7.12 (2.46) | 7.06 (2.52) | 6.48 (2.21) | 6.75 (2.52) | Time F 2/175 = 12.450*** Time by group: n.s. Group: n.s. T1<T2; T2>T3; T3 = T1 |
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| 4. Internet risk and problem behaviors | 5.70 (1.30) | 6.00 (1.69) | 5.75 (1.36) | 5.921 (1.62) | Time: n.s. Time by group: n.s. Group: n.s. |
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| Emotion and behavior (based on CRISIS items) | ||||||||||
| Emotional distress | 16.53 (4.29) | 14.54 (5.41) | p < 0.003 | 16.48 (4,28) | 14.46 (4.28) | p < 0.001 | Time: n.s.; time by group: n.s. Group: F = 12.600*** |
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| Behavioral problems | 10.84 (2.85) | 9.92 (2.71) | p < 0.030 | 10.84 (2.97) | 10.17 (2.67) | n.s. | Time: n.s.; time by group: n.s.; Group: F = 4.412* |
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Note. PUI-SQ = Screening Questionnaire for Problematic Use of the Internet. ID = internalizing disorders; non-ID = non-internalizing disorders. T1 = before Lockdown, T2 = Lockdown; T3 = last 2 weeks. n.s. = non significant. *** = p < 0.001; * = p < 0.05.