Table 4.
Female Gamers (N = 233) | ||||||
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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 |