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Table 3 Likelihood of Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire according to the degree of maladaptive internet use.

From: Risk factors and psychosocial characteristics of potential problematic and problematic internet use among adolescents: A cross-sectional study

 

Overall maladaptive

internet use

(n = 181)

Problematic internet use

(n = 13)

Potential problematic

internet use

(n = 168)

Normal internet use

(n = 685)

 

n (%)

AOR*

(95% CI)

n (%)

AOR*

(95% CI)

n (%)

AOR*

(95% CI)

n (%)

Emotional

       

   Borderline

19 (10.5)

1.74 (0.97-3.11)

1 (7.7)

1.95 (0.23-16.76)

18 (10.7)

1.73 (0.96-3.12)

55 (8.0)

   Abnormal

11 (6.1)

0.93 (0.46-1.85)

2 (15.4)

3.15 (0.61-16.30)

9 (5.4)

0.78 (0.37-1.64)

69 (10.1)

Conduct problems

       

   Borderline

49 (27.1)

4.35 (2.78-6.82)

3 (23.1)

5.60 (1.26-24.84)

46 (27.4)

4.29 (2.72-6.76)

59 (8.6)

   Abnormal

26 (14.4)

2.82 (1.65-4.84)

4 (30.8)

8.39 (2.04-34.56)

22 (13.1)

2.56 (1.46-4.50)

47 (6.9)

Hyperactivity

       

   Borderline

20 (11.0)

1.99 (1.12-3.53)

2 (15.4)

3.26 (0.64-16.69)

18 (10.7)

1.91 (1.05-3.46)

46 (6.7)

   Abnormal

16 (8.8)

4.87 (2.29-10.35)

2 (15.4)

9.96 (1.76-56.20)

14 (8.3)

4.39 (2.03-9.52)

16 (2.3)

Peer problems

       

   Borderline

32 (17.7)

1.46 (0.92-2.31)

1 (7.7)

0.55 (0.07-4.39)

31 (18.4)

1.54 (0.97-2.46)

86 (12.6)

   Abnormal

8 (4.4)

2.48 (0.94-6.50)

1 (7.7)

5.52 (0.54-47.12)

7 (4.2)

2.32 (0.82-6.05)

11 (1.6)

Prosocial

       

   Borderline

17 (9.4)

1.12 (0.61-2.04)

2 (15.4)

1.73 (0.36-8.37)

15 (8.9)

1.08 (0.57-2.02)

46 (6.7)

   Abnormal

14 (7.7)

1.11 (0.58-2.13)

2 (15.4)

0.84 (0.10-6.95)

13 (7.7)

1.12 (0.57-2.19)

39 (5.7)

Total SDQ Score

       

   Borderline

30 (16.6)

2.27 (1.38-3.72)

23 (7.3)

3.47 (0.66-18.26)

28 (16.7)

2.25 (1.36-3.72)

71 (10.4)

   Abnormal

11 (6.1)

2.96 (1.33-6.60)

8 (2.5)

8.08 (1.44-45.34)

9 (5.4)

2.55 (1.09-5.94)

19 (2.8)

  1. *AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio for age and sex, 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval