Table 1.
Differences in the main variables by gender and residence (M ± SD).
| Gender | Place of Residence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (n = 914) |
Girls (n = 974) |
t | Cohens’ d | Urban (n = 978) |
Rural (n = 916) |
t | Cohens’ d | |
| 1. IGA | 3.06 ± 2.20 | 1.92 ± 1.97 | 11.90 *** | 0.55 | 2.23 ± 2.12 | 2.73 ± 2.18 | −5.08 *** | −0.23 |
| 2. SI | 5.99 ± 4.66 | 6.95 ± 5.05 | −4.29 *** | −0.20 | 6.10 ± 4.75 | 6.90 ± 5.00 | −3.63 *** | −0.17 |
| 3. NE | 2.01 ± 0.77 | 2.17 ± 0.76 | −4.56 *** | −0.21 | 2.05 ± 0.77 | 2.14 ± 0.77 | −2.74 ** | −0.13 |
| 4. Hope | 3.53 ± 1.15 | 3.31 ± 1.04 | 4.31 *** | 0.20 | 3.63 ± 1.13 | 3.19 ± 1.01 | 8.77 *** | 0.40 |
Note. IGA = internet gaming addiction, SI = suicidal ideation, NE = negative emotion; *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01.