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. 2022 Sep 2;11(3):778–795. doi: 10.1556/2006.2022.00057

Table 1.

Demographic information of the two groups (IGD and RGU)

IGD RGU F P Cohen's f
Male, N = 28 Female, N = 27 Male, N = 26 Female, N = 30
Age (years) 22.11 ± 2.47 21.31 ± 2.03 21.50 ± 2.61 21.00 ± 1.92 1.22 0.307 0.185
Gaming time (months) 22.27 ± 2.95 22.00 ± 5.20 23.19 ± 1.05 20.10 ± 6.11 2.51 0.063 0.266
Gaming time (hours) 15.07 ± 8.89 14.48 ± 10.57 11.52 ± 5.69 11.27 ± 6.99 1.60 0.194 0.212
IAT scores 67.04 ± 10.49 63.70 ± 7.25 43.58 ± 7.82 47.47 ± 11.35 41.52 <0.001 1.079
DSM-V scores 6.20 ± 0.87 5.96 ± 0.98 2.47 ± 1.18 2.73 ± 1.14 101.61 <0.001 1.687

Table values: mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviations: IGD = internet gaming disorder; RGU = recreational gaming user; IAT = Internet Addiction Test; DSM-V = The fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.