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Table 2 Comparison of non-internet addicted users and addicted user over the parenting approaches and family functioning characteristics of the participants

From: Parenting approaches, family functionality, and internet addiction among Hong Kong adolescents

  

Non-addicted group (%)

Addicted group (%)

Total (%)

χ2

Restrictive approach

No

323 (79.2)

85 (20.8)

408 (35.1)

6.577*

Yes

546 (72.3)

209 (27.7)

755 (64.9)

Informative approach

No

302 (75.1)

100 (24.9)

402 (34.6)

0.053

Yes

567 (74.5)

194 (25.5)

761 (65.4)

Relational approach

No

392 (74.7)

133 (25.3)

525 (45.1)

0.001

Yes

477 (74.8)

161 (25.2)

638 (54.9)

Family functioning

Severely dysfunctional

90 (61.6)

56 (38.4)

146 (12.6)

30.651***

Moderately dysfunctional

371 (71.3)

149 (28.7)

520 (44.7)

Highly functional

408 (82.1)

89 (17.9)

497 (42.7)

  1. *p <0.05; ***p <0.001