Table 4.
Differences between female (n = 391) and male (n = 282) gamers
| Variables | Male gamers (n = 282) | Female gamers (n = 391) | U | z | p | η2 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | Me | Q | M | SD | Me | Q | |||||||
| Problematic video gaming | 17.94 | 6.07 | 17.00 | 4.50 | 13.49 | 5.10 | 12.00 | 3.00 | 29,489.00 | − 10.35 | 0.001 | 0.16 | ||
| Number of gaming hours per week | 18.82 | 18.72 | 14.00 | 10.00 | 7.15 | 13.12 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 27,396.00 | − 11.17 | 0.001 | 0.19 | ||
| Anxiety | 7.50 | 4.35 | 7.00 | 3.50 | 9.12 | 4.29 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 43,635.50 | − 4.63 | 0.001 | 0.03 | ||
| Depression | 5.52 | 3.90 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.60 | 3.64 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 53,547.50 | − 0.64 | 0.523 | - | ||
| Early maladaptive schemas | DR | Emotional/deprivation | 10.67 | 5.40 | 10.00 | 4.00 | 10.05 | 5.61 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 49,582.50 | − 2.25 | 0.024 | 0.01 |
| Defectiveness/unlovability | 10.93 | 5.57 | 10.00 | 3.50 | 10.23 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 3.50 | 48,389.50 | − 2.73 | 0.006 | 0.01 | ||
| Mistrust | 13.97 | 6.04 | 13.00 | 4.50 | 13.73 | 6.02 | 13.00 | 4.50 | 53,972.50 | − 0.47 | 0.641 | - | ||
| Social isolation/alienation | 14.22 | 6.54 | 13.00 | 4.50 | 14.20 | 6.47 | 14.00 | 4.50 | 54,918.50 | − 0.09 | 0.932 | - | ||
| Emotional inhibition | 13.62 | 5.68 | 13.00 | 4.00 | 13.32 | 5.69 | 13.00 | 4.00 | 53,590.50 | − 0.62 | 0.535 | - | ||
| Pessimism/worry | 14.20 | 5.92 | 13.00 | 4.00 | 15.39 | 6.11 | 15.00 | 5.00 | 48,478.00 | − 2.68 | 0.007 | 0.01 | ||
| IAP | Practical incompetence/dependence | 11.06 | 4.62 | 10.00 | 3.50 | 10.79 | 4.62 | 10.00 | 3.00 | 52,977.50 | − 0.87 | 0.385 | - | |
| Vulnerability to harm or illness | 11.81 | 5.14 | 11.00 | 4.00 | 12.79 | 5.45 | 12.00 | 4.50 | 49,432.00 | − 2.29 | 0.022 | 0.01 | ||
| Abandonment | 14.02 | 5.65 | 13.50 | 4.50 | 16.07 | 6.27 | 15.00 | 4.50 | 45,107.00 | − 4.03 | 0.001 | 0.02 | ||
| Enmeshment | 9.82 | 4.16 | 9.00 | 2.63 | 9.89 | 4.44 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 54,769.50 | − 0.15 | 0.884 | - | ||
| Failure to achieve | 12.44 | 6.01 | 11.00 | 4.00 | 13.08 | 6.42 | 12.00 | 4.50 | 52,355.50 | − 1.12 | 0.264 | - | ||
| Subjugation | 11.35 | 4.49 | 11.00 | 3.00 | 11.56 | 4.78 | 11.00 | 3.50 | 54,316.00 | − 0.33 | 0.743 | - | ||
| EAS | Self-sacrifice | 14.45 | 4.69 | 14.00 | 3.13 | 16.51 | 5.11 | 16.00 | 3.50 | 42,528.50 | − 5.07 | 0.001 | 0.04 | |
| Unrelenting standards | 14.79 | 4.51 | 15.00 | 3.50 | 16.14 | 5.30 | 16.00 | 3.50 | 47,610.00 | − 3.03 | 0.002 | 0.01 | ||
| Self-punitiveness | 13.32 | 4.81 | 13.00 | 4.00 | 12.96 | 5.41 | 12.00 | 3.50 | 51,629.00 | − 1.41 | 0.159 | - | ||
| IL | Entitlement/superiority | 14.50 | 4.63 | 14.00 | 3.00 | 14.57 | 4.12 | 14.00 | 3.00 | 54,356.00 | − 0.31 | 0.755 | - | |
| Insufficient self-control/self-discipline | 14.29 | 5.03 | 14.00 | 3.50 | 14.51 | 4.87 | 14.00 | 3.50 | 53,621.00 | − 0.61 | 0.543 | - | ||
| Admiration/recognition seeking | 15.51 | 5.66 | 15.00 | 4.00 | 17.66 | 5.32 | 18.00 | 3.50 | 42,502.50 | − 5.08 | 0.001 | 0.04 | ||
DR, disconnection and rejection dimension; IAP, impaired autonomy and performance dimension; EAS, excessive accountability and standards dimension; IL, impaired limits dimension