Table 4 Descriptive data on symptom severity trajectories for the six problem behaviors [M (SD)]
From: Natural course of behavioral addictions: a 5-year longitudinal study
Reported problematic level of involvement at T1 | Incidence at T2 | Incidence at T3 | Incidence at T4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exercise | T1 | 2.85 (2.96) | - | - | - |
T2 | 0.26 (1.35) | 3.20 (3.29) | - | - | |
T3 | 0.13 (1.10) | 0.57 (2.98) | 2.70 (3.11) | - | |
T4 | 0.07 (0.41) | 0.46 (1.52) | 0.62 (2.10) | 2.22 (2.18) | |
T5 | 0.21 (1.03) | 0.24 (0.99) | 0.07 (0.47) | 0.37 (1.52) | |
n | 136 | 47 | 49 | 40 | |
Sex | T1 | 3.79 (3.90) | - | - | - |
T2 | 1.26 (3.26) | 4.55 (3.75) | - | - | |
T3 | 0.97 (2.54) | 0.51 (1.50) | 3.30 (3.27) | - | |
T4 | 1.19 (2.79) | 0.20 (1.12) | 1.37 (2.99) | 2.68 (3.50) | |
T5 | 1.00 (2.68) | 0.23 (1.27) | 0.59 (2.17) | 0.78 (2.14) | |
n | 101 | 40 | 44 | 26 | |
Shopping | T1 | 3.97 (3.81) | - | - | - |
T2 | 1.21 (2.96) | 2.80 (3.72) | - | - | |
T3 | 1.25 (3.11) | 0.87 (2.43) | 2.24 (3.23) | - | |
T4 | 0.75 (2.36) | 0.46 (2.02) | 0.14 (0.88) | 3.30 (4.40) | |
T5 | 0.71 (2.42) | 0.61 (2.11) | 0.41 (1.65) | 0.16 (1.04) | |
n | 184 | 99 | 71 | 45 | |
Online chat | T1 | 3.48 (3.52) | - | - | - |
T2 | 1.25 (3.24) | 4.17 (4.00) | - | - | |
T3 | 0.42 (1.78) | 1.01 (2.38) | 3.64 (3.56) | - | |
T4 | 0.80 (2.40) | 0.59 (2.22) | 0.40 (1.51) | 3.59 (3.27) | |
T5 | 0.73 (2.20) | 0.24 (0.99) | 0.05 (0.23) | 0.72 (2.68) | |
n | 62 | 30 | 23 | 17 | |
Video gaming | T1 | 4.13 (3.63) | - | - | - |
T2 | 1.51 (3.20) | 4.01 (3.39) | - | - | |
T3 | 0.56 (2.07) | 1.02 (2.51) | 4.40 (3.82) | - | |
T4 | 0.53 (2.31) | 1.25 (3.82) | 1.01 (3.38) | 3.26 (3.34) | |
T5 | 0.50 (1.96) | 1.07 (2.84) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.51 (1.76) | |
n | 68 | 40 | 39 | 31 | |
Eating | T2 | - | 3.29 (3.68) | - | - |
T3 | - | 1.85 (3.43) | 2.94 (3.41) | - | |
T4 | - | 1.33 (2.92) | 1.06 (2.53) | 2.96 (3.48) | |
T5 | - | 1.39 (2.92) | 0.94 (2.57) | 0.80 (2.47) | |
n | - | 291 | 153 | 98 | |