Table 2 Past year prevalence data [N (%)] in the five waves of data collection, stratified by sex
From: Natural course of behavioral addictions: a 5-year longitudinal study
Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | Wave 5 | Average percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | M (SD) | ||
Exercise | Males | 77 (4.1) | 30 (1.7) | 24 (1.4) | 33 (1.9) | 26 (1.5) | 2.1 (1.1) |
Females | 59 (2.6) | 31 (1.4) | 34 (1.6) | 28 (1.3) | 29 (1.4) | 1.7 (0.5) | |
Total | 136 (3.3) | 61 (1.6) | 58 (1.5) | 61 (1.6) | 55 (1.4) | 1.9 (0.8) | |
Comorbid substance use† | 19 (14.0) | 11 (18.0) | 6 (10.3) | 10 (16.4) | 9 (16.4) | 15.0 (3.0) | |
Sex | Males | 76 (4.1) | 45 (2.5) | 54 (3.1) | 53 (3.1) | 46 (2.7) | 3.1 (0.6) |
Females | 25 (1.1) | 20 (0.9) | 19 (0.9) | 6 (0.3) | 13 (0.6) | 0.8 (0.3) | |
Total | 101 (2.5) | 65 (1.7) | 73 (1.9) | 59 (1.5) | 59 (1.6) | 1.8 (0.4) | |
Comorbid substance use† | 24 (23.8) | 17 (26.2) | 14 (19.2) | 9 (15.3) | 13 (22.0) | 21.3 (4.2) | |
Shopping | Males | 42 (2.2) | 22 (1.2) | 28 (1.6) | 17 (1.0) | 14 (0.8) | 1.4 (0.6) |
Females | 142 (6.3) | 128 (5.9) | 127 (5.9) | 93 (4.4) | 77 (3.7) | 5.2 (1.1) | |
Total | 184 (4.5) | 150 (3.8) | 155 (4.0) | 110 (2.9) | 91 (2.4) | 3.5 (0.9) | |
Comorbid substance use† | 23 (12.5) | 22 (14.7) | 16 (10.3) | 8 (7.3) | 15 (16.5) | 12.3 (3.6) | |
Online chat | Males | 34 (1.8) | 21 (1.2) | 13 (0.7) | 20 (1.2) | 17 (1.0) | 1.2 (0.4) |
Females | 28 (1.2) | 22 (1.0) | 23 (1.1) | 14 (0.7) | 11 (0.5) | 0.9 (0.3) | |
Total | 62 (1.5) | 43 (1.1) | 36 (0.9) | 34 (0.9) | 28 (0.7) | 1.0 (0.3) | |
Comorbid substance use† | 13 (21.0) | 13 (30.2) | 5 (13.9) | 7 (20.6) | 8 (28.6) | 22.9 (6.6) | |
Video gaming | Males | 44 (2.4) | 33 (1.9) | 33 (1.9) | 26 (1.5) | 19 (1.1) | 1.8 (0.5) |
Females | 24 (1.1) | 23 (1.1) | 23 (1.1) | 22 (1.0) | 25 (1.2) | 1.1 (0.1) | |
Total | 68 (1.7) | 56 (1.4) | 56 (1.4) | 48 (1.3) | 44 (1.2) | 1.4 (0.2) | |
Comorbid substance use† | 10 (14.7) | 7 (12.5) | 7 (12.5) | 8 (16.7) | 11 (25.0) | 16.3 (5.2) | |
Eating | Males | No data | 81 (4.6) | 79 (4.5) | 76 (4.4) | 61 (3.6) | 4.3 (0.5) |
Females | No data | 210 (9.7) | 195 (9.0) | 165 (7.8) | 140 (6.6) | 8.3 (1.4) | |
Total | No data | 291 (7.4) | 274 (7.0) | 241 (6.3) | 201 (5.3) | 6.5 (0.9) | |
Comorbid substance use† | No data | 43 (14.8) | 29 (10.6) | 23 (9.5) | 24 (11.9) | 11.7 (2.3) | |
At least one excessive behavior | Males | 230 (12.3) | 198 (11.2) | 192 (11.0) | 192 (11.2) | 157 (9.3) | 11.0 (1.0) |
Females | 228 (10.1) | 334 (15.4) | 318 (14.7) | 262 (12.4) | 229 (10.9) | 12.7 (2.1) | |
Total | 458 (11.1) | 532 (13.5) | 510 (13.1) | 454 (11.9) | 386 (10.2) | 12.0 (1.2) | |
At least two excessive behaviors | Males | 39 (2.1) | 30 (1.7) | 30 (1.8) | 25 (1.5) | 20 (1.2) | 1.7 (0.3) |
Females | 38 (1.7) | 80 (3.7) | 81 (3.8) | 60 (2.9) | 49 (2.3) | 2.9 (0.9) | |
Total | 77 (1.8) | 110 (2.8) | 111 (2.8) | 85 (2.3) | 69 (1.8) | 2.3 (0.5) | |