Table 3.

Gender-related differences regarding the pre and post variations in technology use, SOC, and Loneliness.

Variable	Gender	M	s.d.	t	df	p.	Cohen’s d
Δ To keep in touch with my friends	Boys	0.57	0.94
	Girls	0.69	0.93	−1.76	459.61	0.08
Δ To keep in touch with my class	B	0.91	1.21
	G	0.96	1.09	−0.55	424.32	0.58
Δ To keep in touch with my family	B	0.31	1.03
	G	0.66	1.19	−4.42	534.78	<0.001	−0.31
Δ To play online	B	0.27	0.91
	G	0.29	1.03	−0.33	517.84	0.74
Δ To study	B	1.27	1.34
	G	1.89	1.30	−6.37	452.71	<0.001	−0.47
Δ To stay updated on the news	B	0.49	0.93
	G	0.75	0.99	−3.74	493.93	<0.001	−0.27
Δ To manage my social network accounts	B	0.03	0.71
	G	0.12	0.59	−1.64	400.29	0.10
Δ Loneliness	B	2.21	4.03
	G	4.14	4.91	−6.07	561.81	<0.001	−0.43
Δ Sense of Community (Class)	B	−0.68	5.52
	G	−0.63	7.31	−0.12	610.86	0.91
Δ Sense of Community (School)	B	−1.34	5.05
	G	−1.85	6.24	1.29	570.13	0.20

Note: N_(boys) = 255; N_(girls) = 648; Δ = pre-post variation.