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Table 1 Description of statistics and gender differences in problematic smartphone use and social anxiety

From: Gender differences in symptom interactions between problematic smartphone use and social anxiety in adolescents: a network analysis

Node (Dimension)

All participants

Boys

Girls

Statistics (t)

Cohen’s d

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Problematic smartphone use

 MPAI 1: Inability to control craving

2.37

1.01

2.39

1.03

2.35

1.00

1.05

0.03

 MPAI 2: Feeling anxious and lost

1.98

1.07

1.99

1.07

1.98

1.07

0.43

0.00

 MPAI 3: Withdrawal/escape

2.25

1.15

2.21

1.13

2.29

1.17

− 1.58

− 0.07

 MPAI 4: Productivity loss

2.36

1.19

2.32

1.18

2.40

1.19

− 1.68

− 0.07

Social anxiety

 SAS 1: Anxiety in unfamiliar situation

2.36

1.15

2.25

1.11

2.45

1.17

− 4.55***

− 0.18

 SAS 2: Afraid of negative evaluation

2.12

1.15

2.00

1.08

2.24

1.20

− 5.55***

− 0.21

 SAS 3: Anxiety in normal situation

1.97

1.03

1.92

1.02

2.02

1.04

− 2.36**

− 0.09

  1. M: mean; SD: standard deviation; MPAI: Mobile Phone Addiction Index; SAS: Social Anxiety Scale
  2. **p < 0.05
  3. ***p < 0.01
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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