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