Table 4 Bivariate analysis of individuals with problematic use of video games and related factors
CERV (n = 4347) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No problems | Occasional problems | Problematic use | p | |
Gender | <0.001 | |||
Females | 1857 (88.8 %) | 206 (9.8 %) | 29 (1.4 %) | |
Males | 1028 (46.5 %) | 948 (42.9 %) | 235 (10.6 %) | |
Type of center | 0.001 | |||
Public | 1991 (66.6 %) | 784 (26.2 %) | 213 (7.1 %) | |
Charter | 917 (67.6 %) | 383 (28.2 %) | 56 (4.1 %) | |
Year | 0.001 | |||
1st | 802 (64.3 %) | 370 (29.6 %) | 76 (6.1 %) | |
2nd | 689 (65.6 %) | 300 (28.6 %) | 61 (5.8 %) | |
3rd | 761 (67.2 %) | 283 (25.0 %) | 88 (7.8 %) | |
4th | 656 (71.9 %) | 213 (23.3 %) | 44 (4.8 %) | |
After-school activities | 0.017 | |||
Yes | 2178 (66.0 %) | 921 (27.9 %) | 200 (6.1 %) | |
No | 719 (69.9 %) | 241 (23.4 %) | 69 (6.7 %) | |
Poor academic performance | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 483 (60.6 %) | 231 (29.0 %) | 83 (10.4 %) | |
No | 2350 (68.3 %) | 914 (26.6 %) | 176 (5.1 %) | |
Family relationship | <0.001 | |||
Good/very good | 2614 (67.9 %) | 1031 (26.8 %) | 204 (5.3 %) | |
Poor/indifferent | 265 (57.9 %) | 130 (28.4 %) | 63 (13.8 %) | |
Cigarettes | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 424 (73.2 %) | 114 (19.7 %) | 41 (7.1 %) | |
No | 2484 (66.0 %) | 1053 (28.0 %) | 228 (6.1 %) | |
Binge drinking at least once | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 617 (69.5 %) | 198 (22.3 %) | 73 (8.2 %) | |
No | 2276 (66.3 %) | 963 (28.0 %) | 195 (5.7 %) | |
Cannabis | 0.095 | |||
Yes | 391 (67.0 %) | 146 (25.0 %) | 47 (8.0 %) | |
No | 2497 (66.9 %) | 1016 (27.2 %) | 220 (5.9 %) | |
Other drugs | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 51 (54.3 %) | 28 (29.8 %) | 15 (16.0 %) | |
No | 2840 (67.3 %) | 1131 (26.8 %) | 251 (5.9 %) | |
Intensive video game use | <0.001 | |||
≤ 5 h/week | 2750 (73.5 %) | 873 (23.3 %) | 119 (3.2 %) | |
> 5 h/week | 122 (22.0 %) | 288 (51.9 %) | 145 (26.1 %) | |
Adult control of video game time | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 1095 (58.5 %) | 660 (35.3 %) | 116 (6.2 %) | |
No | 1729 (72.9 %) | 493 (20.8 %) | 151 (6.4 %) | |
Adult control of video game type | 0.025 | |||
Yes | 940 (65.1 %) | 428 (29.5 %) | 78 (5.4 %) | |
No | 1887 (67.1 %) | 734 (26.1 %) | 191 (6.8 %) | |
Plays alone | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 1121 (57.3 %) | 672 (34.3 %) | 165 (8.4 %) | |
No | 1621 (73.9 %) | 470 (21.4 %) | 103 (4.7 %) | |