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Table 1 Gender differences of Internet use frequency among adolescents

From: The impact of internet use frequency on non-suicidal self injurious behavior and suicidal ideation among Chinese adolescents: an empirical study based on gender perspective

Internet Use Frequency

Male(803)

Female(1215)

M

SD

M

SD

IM softwares

4.39

3.64

4.49

3.13

t

t = 5.78***

Social softwares

4.13

2.74

4.42

2.80

t

t = 8.93***

Video softwares

4.07

3.12

4.14

3.28

t

t = 8.35

Shopping softwares

3.04

0.74

3.67

0.90

t

t = 9.34***

Knowledge sharing softwares

4.12

1.87

2.61

0.86

t

t = 3.03**

Online gaming

3.33

0.85

2.09

1.07

t

t = 4.70**

  1. Note. + , p < 0.1;*, p < 0.05;**, p < 0.01;***, p < 0.001