Table 1
Sample structure
| Frequency | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GENDER | male | 484 | 49.0 |
| female | 504 | 51.0 | |
| REGION | Pomurska | 56 | 56 |
| Podravska | 151 | 151 | |
| Koroška | 38 | 38 | |
| Savinjska | 131 | 131 | |
| Zasavska | 27 | 27 | |
| Spodnjeposavska | 39 | 39 | |
| Jugovzhodna | 54 | 54 | |
| Osrednjeslovenska | 253 | 253 | |
| Gorenjska | 109 | 109 | |
| Notranjska | 24 | 24 | |
| Goriška | 60 | 60 | |
| Obalno-kraška | 46 | 46 |
Table 2
Free-time activities of at-risk and nonproblematic Internet users
| Internet users | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonproblematic | At risk | T-test | |||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t | df | P | |
| Spend time with friends | 3.83 (0.920) | 3.87 (1.065) | −0.493 | 350.066 | 0.622 |
| Watch TV | 3.03 (0.964) | 3.29 (1.032) | −3.340 | 373.791 | 0.001 |
| Play video games on computer/tablet/phone | 2.86 (1.132) | 3.35 (1.313) | −4.970 | 347.245 | 0.000 |
| Engage in social media | 3.05 (1.252) | 3.85 (1.29) | −8.112 | 841 | 0.000 |
| Read books | 2.45 (1.184) | 2.25 (1.167) | 2.148 | 834 | 0.032 |
| Attend a music school or a choir | 1.90 (1.469) | 1.86 (1.457) | 0.329 | 842 | 0.742 |
| Sports activities | 3.82 (1.165) | 3.55 (1.328) | 2.637 | 354.496 | 0.009 |
[i] Legend: Scale of answers: from 1 (never) to 5 (almost always, always)
Table 3
Parent-child relationship of at risk and nonproblematic Internet students
| Internet Users | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonproblematic | At risk | T-test | |||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t | df | p | |
| My parents and I try to spend much time together | 3.88 (1.001) | 3.50 (1.064) | 4.518 | 353.092 | 0.000 |
| My parents always treat me with love and affection | 3.67 (1.147) | 3.39 (1.183) | 3.049 | 820 | 0.002 |
| My parents and I have frequent conversations | 4.07 (0.987) | 3.76 (1.099) | 3.682 | 340.700 | 0.000 |
| My parents and I understand each other well | 4.25 (0.955) | 3.94 (1.125) | 3.575 | 325.613 | 0.000 |
[i] Legend: scale of answers: from 1 (very untrue) to 5 (very true)
Table 4
Self-control of at risk and nonproblematic Internet users
| Internet Users | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonproblematic | At risk | T-test | |||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t | df | p | |
| I wholeheartedly take part in exciting things even if I have to take an examination tomorrow | 2.89 (1.224) | 2.64 (1.179) | 2.588 | 819 | 0.010 |
| I abandon a task once it becomes hard and laborious | 3.39 (1.155) | 2.85 (1.188) | 5.845 | 815 | 0.000 |
| I am apt to enjoy risky activities | 3.00 (1.269) | 2.67 (1.295) | 3.239 | 814 | 0.001 |
| I enjoy teasing and harassing other people | 3.95 (1.263) | 3.58 (1.376) | 3.493 | 347.483 | 0.001 |
| I feel like I am a ticking time bomb | 3.87 (1.276) | 3.27 (1.370) | 5.532 | 352.498 | 0.000 |
| I lose my temper whenever I get angry | 3.31 (1.260) | 2.59 (1.327) | 7.070 | 817 | 0.000 |
| I habitually do not do my homework | 3.71 (1.337) | 3.25 (1.365) | 4.370 | 816 | 0.000 |
[i] Legend: scale of answers: from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree)