Table 1 Comparisons of clinical and personality variables

Age (years old)

28.58 ± 5.812

32.03 ± 6.528

− 3.398

.001

Male proportion (%)

76 (87.4%)

39 (61.9%)

13.232

.000

Weekday gaming hours

1.66 ± 1.19

2.57 ± 1.40

− 2.805

.007

Weekend gaming hours

2.88 ± 1.88

3.86 ± 1.90

− 2.055

.044

BSCS

36.17 ± 6.547

41.44 ± 5.482

− 5.196

.000

DII

4.16 ± 3.429

6.57 ± 2.988

− 4.498

.000

Novelty seeking

31.59 ± 8.997

37.54 ± 8.561

− 2.689 ^a

.009

Harm avoidance

33.104 ± 2.071

33.666 ± 1.642

.044

.834

Reward dependence

42.046 ± 1.355

44.967 ± 1.709

1.760

.189

Persistence

43.05 ± 10.538

49.46 ± 8.659

− 2.595 ^a

.012

Self-directedness

49.368 ± 1.371

50.727 ± 1.730

.372

.544

Cooperativeness

52.759 ± 1.448

55.534 ± 1.827

1.391

.243

Self-transcendence

18.51 ± 8.775

24.92 ± 10.311

− 2.725 ^a

.008