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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis for the family predictors for IA

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

 

Variables

OR

95 % CI

Gender

female

1

 

male

1.839

1.368-2.473***

Age

11-14

  

15 -18

2.005

1.476-2.723***

Parents’ marital status

Married

1

 

Divorced or others

2.536

1.582-4.063***

Family income level

Average or above

1

 

Below average

1.872

1.240-2.826**

Connect with friends via the Internet

No

1

 

Yes

1.978

1.254-3.118**

Children having negative emotion to parents

No

1

 

Yes

2.903

2.111-3992***

Parent having negative emotion to parent

No

1

 

Yes

1.498

1.083-2.073*

Restrictive parenting approaches

No

1

 

Yes

1.857

1.341-2.572***

Family functioning

High functional

1

 

Moderately dysfunctional

1.278

0.922-1.771

Severely dysfunctional

1.935

1.227-3.054**

  1. *p <0.05; **p <0.01; ***p <0.001