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. 2021 Sep 23;10(3):722–730. doi: 10.1556/2006.2021.00064

Table 4.

Association between parent-child relationship, parental supervision and discipline styles and gaming disorder (n = 2084 students)

Parent-child relationship score Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c
0.30 [0.19, 0.46] 0.36 [0.21, 0.61] 0.36 [0.21, 0.62]
Parental supervision and discipline styles
Supervision, Non-violent discipline 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
Supervision, Psychological aggression 1.72 1.59 1.63
[1.19, 2.48] [1.35, 1.87] [1.40, 1.90]
Supervision, Physical punishment 5.33 4.66 4.60
[1.58, 17.93] [1.39, 15.66] [1.26, 16.80]
Supervision, Severe physical punishment 11.82 7.76 8.10
[5.07, 27.54] [2.50, 24.11] [3.92, 16.73]
Supervision, non-discipline 12.65 8.05 8.12
[10.72, 14.93] [5.97, 10.85] [5.91, 11.16]
Non-supervision 11.38 9.52 8.86
[3.67, 35.23] [4.06, 22.30] [7.41, 10.61]

a Model 1. Crude OR [95% CI].

b Model 2. Adjusted OR [95% CI], adjusted for the co-exposure (parental supervision and discipline style or parent-child relationship score).

c Model 3. Adjusted OR [95% CI], adjusted for all variables in Model 2 + potential confounders (gender, place of residence, ownership of electronic devices, household wealth, perceived health-risk behaviors among family members, perceived health-risk behaviors among friends, grade/year level and school type).