Table 2 Association of excessive Internet use with discrimination by peers because of gender, physical appearance, culture/SC/L or unfavourable family situation: crude betas, betas adjusted for gender, age and interaction terms of discrimination per type with gender; results of linear regression analysis leading to standardized regression coefficients (β) (6462 Slovak adolescents aged 11–15 years old, HBSC Study 2018)

Discrimination by peers because of gender

0.15

0.44 (0.37;0.51)

***

0.15

0.44 (0.37;0.51)

***

0.11

0.63 (0.41;0.85)

***

 Gender (male vs. female)

0.00

0.03 (−0.05;0.05)

ns

0.03

0.02 (− 0.03;0.07)

ns

 Age

0.14

0.10 (0.09;0.12)

***

0.10

0.10 (0.09;0.12)

***

 Discrimination because of gender x male gender

0.07

−0.13 (−0.26;0.011)

ns

Discrimination by peers because of physical appearance

0.16

0.42 (0.35;0.48)

***

0.16

0.41 (0.35;0.47)

***

0.18

0.47 (0.269;0.67)

***

 Gender (male vs. female)

−0.01

−0.01 (−0.06;0.04)

ns

−0.00

−0.01 (− 0.06;0.05)

ns

 Age

0.13

0.10 (0.08;0.12)

***

0.13

0.10 (0.08;0.12)

***

 Discrimination because of physical appearance x male gender

−0.02

−0.04 (−0.16;0.09)

ns

Discrimination by peers because of culture/SC/L

0.15

0.71 (0.60;0.82)

***

0.15

0.71 (0.60;0.82)

***

0.19

0.86 (0.53;1.20)

***

 Gender (male vs. female)

0.01

0.02 (−0.03;0.06)

ns

0.01

0.02 (−0.03;0.07)

ns

 Age

0.14

0.10 (0.09;0.12)

***

0.14

0.10 (0.09;0.12)

***

 Discrimination because of culture/SC/L x male gender

−0.04

−0.11 (−0.33;0.12)

ns

Discrim. by peers because of unfavorable family situation

0.15

0.67 (0.56;0.78)

***

0.14

0.65 (0.54;0.76)

***

0.26

1.23 (0.89;1.57)

***

 Gender (male vs. female)

0.01

0.01 (−0.04;0.06)

ns

0.02

0.03 (−0.02;0.08)

ns

 Age

0.13

0.10 (0.08;0.12)

***

0.13

0.10 (0.08;0.12)

***

 Discrimination because of unfavorable family situation x male gender

−0.13

−0.40 (−0.62;-0.17)

**