Table 2 Comparisons of internet usage between at-risk IA and non-IA
Variable | Non-IA | At-risk IA | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1600) | (n = 96) | ||
IAT score, Mean ± SD | 25.51 ± 4.82 | 46.68 ± 6.23 | |
Device for Internet access ‡, n(%)※ | |||
Smartphone | 1226 (76.63) | 84 (87.50) | 0.014 |
Laptop computer | 1337 (83.56) | 78 (81.25) | 0.554 |
Desktop computer | 648 (40.50) | 45 (46.88) | 0.217 |
Tablet | 524 (32.75 | 36 (37.50) | 0.336 |
Feature phone | 193 (12.06) | 9 (9.38) | 0.430 |
Others | 17 (1.06) | 4 (4.17) | |
Number of devices§, mean ± SD | 2.47 ± 0.86 | 2.67 ± 0.87 | 0.026 |
Activity on Internet‡, n(%)※ | |||
Hobbies or entertainment | 1078 (67.38) | 85 (88.54) | < 0.001 |
Information gathering(work) | 1389 (86.81) | 82 (85.42) | 0.695 |
Information gathering(private) | 1280 (80.00) | 78 (81.30) | 0.766 |
Communication(private) | 1141 (71.31) | 77 (80.21) | 0.060 |
Communication(work) | 1093 (68.31) | 71 (73.96) | 0.247 |
Shopping | 802 (50.13) | 66 (68.75) | < 0.001 |
Surfing the Internet | 416 (26.00) | 56 (58.33) | < 0.001 |
Gaming | 308 (19.25) | 44 (45.83) | < 0.001 |
Investment or gambling | 41 (2.56) | 4 (4.17) | 0.342 |
Others | 18 (1.13) | 0 (0.00) | |
Time spent on Internet access† | |||
Weekdays use for work | |||
Not used | 17 (1.06) | 0 (0.00) | < 0.001 |
< 60 min | 1189 (74.31) | 57 (59.38) | |
60 min ≦ | 394 (24.63) | 39 (40.63) | |
Weekdays use for private | |||
Not used | 33 (2.06) | 0 (0.00) | < 0.001 |
< 60 min | 1110 (69.38) | 21 (21.88) | |
60 min ≦ | 457 (28.56) | 75 (78.13) | |
Weekends use for work | |||
Not used | 230 (14.38) | 12 (12.50) | 0.001 |
< 60 min | 1125 (70.31) | 52 (54.17) | |
60 min ≦ | 245 (15.31) | 32 (33.33) | |
Weekends use for private | |||
Not used | 36 (2.25) | 0 (0.00) | < 0.001 |
< 60 min | 922 (57.63) | 12 (12.50) | |
60 min ≦ | 642 (40.13) | 84 (87.50) | |