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Table 4 Factors independently associated with maladaptive internet use.

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

 

Intercept

(β)

Standard Error (SE)

Wald

p-value

AOR*

(95% CI)

Male gender

0.70

0.20

0.006

2.01 (1.35-3.00)

Utilizing the internet for retrieving sexual information

0.92

0.25

0.0003

2.52 (1.53-4.12)

Utilizing the internet for socialization and communication:

    

   a) Chat rooms

0.68

0.19

0.0004

1.97 (1.36-2.86)

   b) E-mail

0.43

0.19

0.027

1.53 (1.05-2.24)

Utilizing the internet for interactive game-playing

0.61

0.22

0.005

1.85 (1.21-2.82)

Utilizing the internet for educational purposes

-0.68

0.23

0.002

0.50 (0.32-0.79)

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