Table 1 General characteristic of population in the study of prevalence and associated factor of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) among secondary school students in rural community, Thailand
General characteristic | Internet gaming disorder (IGD) | Total n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No n (%) | Yes n (%) | |||
Age (years): median (Q1–Q3) | 15.0 (14.0–17.0) | 14.0 (13.0–16.0) | 15.0 (14.0–17.0) | < 0.001 |
Sex | < 0.001 | |||
Female | 1935 (43.2) | 134 (56.5) | 2069 (43.9) | |
Male | 2541 (56.8) | 103 (43.5) | 2644 (56.1) | |
Failed an exam at least once in life | 0.067 | |||
No | 1645 (36.2) | 72 (30.4) | 1717 (35.9) | |
Yes | 2895 (63.8) | 165 (69.6) | 3060 (64.1) | |
Failed an exam in past 12 months | 0.508 | |||
No | 1453 (32.0) | 71 (30.0) | 1524 (31.9) | |
Yes | 3086 (68.0) | 166 (70.0) | 3252 (68.1) | |
Repeater in past 12 months | 0.023 | |||
No | 4462 (98.3) | 230 (96.2) | 4692 (98.2) | |
Yes | 79 (1.7) | 9 (3.8) | 88 (1.8) | |
Smoking | < 0.001 | |||
No | 4054 (89.3) | 196 (81.7) | 4250 (88.9) | |
Yes | 487 (10.7) | 44 (18.3) | 531 (11.1) | |
Alcohol drinking | 0.001 | |||
No | 2615 (57.6) | 127 (52.9) | 2742 (57.4) | |
Social drinking | 1854 (40.8) | 102 (42.5) | 1956 (40.9) | |
Regular drinking | 70 (1.5) | 11 (4.6) | 81 (1.7) | |
Use of addictive substances | 0.490 | |||
No | 4411 (97.0) | 231 (96.3) | 4642 (97.0) | |
Yes | 135 (3.0) | 9 (3.8) | 144 (3.0) | |
Average sleeping time (hours/day) | < 0.001 | |||
≤ 4 h | 260 (5.8) | 34 (14.3) | 294 (6.2) | |
5–8 h | 3313 (73.3) | 161 (67.9) | 3474 (73.0) | |
≥ 9 h | 947 (21.0) | 42 (17.7) | 989 (20.8) | |
Type of school | 0.731 | |||
Public | 2860 (62.7) | 153 (63.7) | 3013 (62.7) | |
Private | 1705 (37.3) | 87 (36.3) | 1792 (37.3) | |
Family income (THB) | 0.007 | |||
< 15,000 | 2060 (45.4) | 130 (54.4) | 2190 (45.8) | |
> 15,000 | 2478 (54.6) | 109 (45.6) | 2587 (54.2) | |
Sufficiency of family income | 0.460 | |||
Yes | 4017 (88.2) | 208 (86.7) | 4225 (88.2) | |
No | 535 (11.8) | 32 (13.3) | 567 (11.8) | |
Living with | < 0.001 | |||
Father and mother | 3380 (74.2) | 145 (60.7) | 3525 (73.6) | |
Other | 1173 (25.8) | 94 (39.3) | 1267 (26.4) | |
Internet access | 0.484 | |||
No | 53 (1.2) | 4 (1.7) | 57 (1.2) | |
Yes | 4500 (98.8) | 236 (98.3) | 4736 (98.8) | |
Average of internet use (hours/day) | < 0.001 | |||
Median (Q1–Q3) | 7.0 (4.0–11.0) | 10.0 (5.0–14.0) | 7.0 (4.0–12.0) | |
Internet gaming use | < 0.001 | |||
No | 874 (19.2) | 22 (9.2) | 896 (18.7) | |
Yes | 3672 (80.8) | 217 (90.8) | 3889 (81.3) | |
Average of internet gaming use (hours/day) | < 0.001 | |||
Median (Q1–Q3) | 3.0 (1.0–5.0) | 5.0 (3.0–8.0) | 3.0 (2.0–5.0) | |
Paid for internet gaming | < 0.001 | |||
No | 2833 (65.4) | 95 (41.9) | 2928 (64.2) | |
Yes | 1500 (34.6) | 132 (58.1) | 1632 (35.8) | |
Amount paid for internet gaming (THB) | 0.006 | |||
Median (Q1–Q3) | 500.0 (150.0–1600.0) | 700.0 (300.0–3000.0) | 500.0 (170.8–2000.0) | |
The device most used for internet access | 0.046 | |||
Computer | 524 (11.5) | 38 (15.8) | 562 (11.7) | |
Smartphone | 3958 (86.8) | 201 (83.8) | 4159 (86.7) | |
Tablet | 68 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 68 (1.4) | |
Other | 9 (0.2) | 1 (0.4) | 10 (0.2) | |
Restraint of internet usage | 0.399 | |||
No | 2756 (60.5) | 138 (57.7) | 2894 (60.3) | |
Yes | 1801 (39.5) | 101 (42.3) | 1902 (39.7) | |