Table 8.

Pairwise comparisons of paths between female and male gamers

Variable 1	Variable 2	Female (N = 391)		Male (N = 282)		Wald test	p
		β	p	β	p
Problematic video gaming	Practical incompetence/dependence	0.22	0.001	− 0.11	ns	9.83	0.002
Problematic video gaming	Vulnerability to harm or illness	− 0.08	ns	0.18	0.026	6.47	0.011
Problematic video gaming	Enmeshment	− 0.01	ns	0.23	0.001	7.36	0.007
Problematic video gaming	Anxiety	− 0.15	0.032	0.06	ns	4.52	0.034
Depression	Failure to achieve	0.15	0.034	− 0.09	ns	4.11	0.043
Depression	Insufficient self-control/self-discipline	0.04	ns	0.33	0.001	11.77	0.001
Anxiety	Mistrust	0.17	0.009	− 0.10	ns	8.80	0.003
Anxiety	Self-punitiveness	− 0.11	0.020	0.05	ns	4.81	0.028

Note: ns, not statistically significant (p > 0.05)