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. 2022 Aug 22;19(16):10438. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191610438

Table 4.

Standardized indirect effects with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Female Gamers (N = 233)
Pathways Point
Estimates
Standard Error 95% CIs z p
Lower Upper
Depressive symptoms → social motive → GD 0.001 0.016 −0.033 0.035 0.04 0.971
Depressive symptoms → competition motive → GD −0.010 0.015 −0.043 0.018 −0.64 0.521
Depressive symptoms → skill development motive → GD −0.003 0.006 −0.017 0.007 −0.46 0.646
Depressive symptoms → fantasy motive → GD 0.002 0.009 −0.016 0.022 0.19 0.849
Depressive symptoms → recreation motive → GD −0.004 0.008 −0.022 0.013 −0.42 0.676
Depressive symptoms → escape motive → GD 0.035 0.026 −0.007 0.094 1.33 0.185
Depressive symptoms → coping motive → GD 0.006 0.012 −0.012 0.036 0.54 0.591
Self-control → social motive → GD −0.006 0.016 −0.044 0.023 −0.40 0.689
Self-control → competition motive → GD 0.002 0.016 −0.031 0.035 0.10 0.919
Self-control → skill development motive → GD 0.001 0.005 −0.010 0.013 0.11 0.916
Self-control → fantasy motive → GD −0.003 0.012 −0.030 0.020 −0.23 0.820
Self-control → recreation motive → GD 0.009 0.010 −0.007 0.031 0.90 0.369
Self-control → escape motive → GD −0.050 0.030 −0.117 −0.002 −1.65 0.100
Self-control → coping motive → GD −0.013 0.017 −0.054 0.013 −0.79 0.429
Loneliness → social motive → GD 0.011 0.012 −0.007 0.040 0.88 0.381
Loneliness → competition motive → GD −0.001 0.014 −0.029 0.026 −0.08 0.934
Loneliness → skill development motive → GD 0.003 0.006 −0.007 0.017 0.48 0.628
Loneliness → fantasy motive → GD 0.001 0.006 −0.011 0.013 0.06 0.953
Loneliness → recreation motive → GD 0.013 0.009 −0.001 0.033 1.41 0.158
Loneliness → escape motive → GD 0.004 0.019 −0.034 0.045 0.23 0.821
Loneliness → coping motive → GD 0.004 0.009 −0.012 0.027 0.41 0.680
Male Gamers (N = 419)
Depressive symptoms → social motive → GD 0.026 0.013 0.005 0.055 2.01 0.044
Depressive symptoms → competition motive → GD 0.008 0.007 −0.002 0.025 1.17 0.243
Depressive symptoms → skill development motive → GD −0.002 0.008 −0.019 0.013 0.82 0.819
Depressive symptoms → fantasy motive → GD 0.029 0.012 0.009 0.057 2.10 0.016
Depressive symptoms → recreation motive → GD 0.002 0.006 −0.009 0.016 0.39 0.693
Depressive symptoms → escape motive → GD 0.059 0.019 0.025 0.101 3.05 0.002
Depressive symptoms → coping motive → GD 0.016 0.015 −0.012 0.046 1.05 0.295
Self-control → social motive → GD −0.013 0.010 −0.036 0.003 −1.30 0.194
Self-control → competition motive → GD −0.013 0.010 −0.035 0.003 −1.37 0.171
Self-control → skill development motive → GD 0.001 0.004 −0.007 0.009 0.14 0.888
Self-control → fantasy motive → GD −0.028 0.012 −0.056 −0.008 −2.26 0.024
Self-control → recreation motive → GD 0.005 0.006 −0.004 0.020 0.90 0.368
Self-control → escape motive → GD −0.035 0.015 −0.069 −0.010 −2.33 0.020
Self-control → coping motive → GD −0.010 0.010 −0.033 0.008 −0.99 0.323
Loneliness → social motive → GD 0.008 0.008 −0.006 0.027 0.99 0.321
Loneliness → competition motive → GD 0.006 0.006 −0.002 0.019 1.06 0.288
Loneliness → skill development motive → GD 0.001 0.003 −0.005 0.007 0.10 0.919
Loneliness → fantasy motive → GD 0.014 0.008 0.001 0.033 1.65 0.099
Loneliness → recreation motive → GD 0.008 0.006 −0.001 0.022 1.38 0.168
Loneliness → escape motive → GD 0.017 0.010 0.001 0.039 1.68 0.093
Loneliness → coping motive → GD 0.001 0.004 −0.007 0/009 0.11 0.912