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Table 3 Comparison between severity of Internet addiction, Internet gaming disorder, Social media disorder, hours spent online per day, and presence of psychiatric disorders by Mini-kid

From: Occurrence of problematic Internet use and its correlates among Egyptian adolescent students in international schools in Cairo

Variables

Mini-Kid psychiatric disorders

Internet addiction Test (IAT)

Negative

Positive

X2

P

 None, N=47

No. (%)

45 (95.7)

2 (4.3)

85.8

0.000**

 Mild, N=105

No. (%)

84 (80.0)

21 (20.0)

  

 Moderate, N=87

No. (%)

26 (29.9)

61 (70.6)

  

 Severe, N=9

No. (%)

1 (11.1)

8 (88.9)

  

Internet gaming disorder (IGD)

Negative

Positive

52.4

0.000**

 Normal, N=144

No. (%)

113 (78.5)

31 (21.5)

  

 Risky gamer, N=78

No. (%)

41 (52.6)

37 (47.4)

  

 Disordered gamer, N=26

No. (%)

2 (7.7)

24 (92.3)

  

Social media disorder (SMD)

Negative

Positive

29.0

0.000**

 Non problematic, N=163

No. (%)

122 (74.8)

41 (25.2)

  

 Problematic, N=85

No. (%)

34 (40.0)

51 (60.0)

  

Hours spent online per day

Negative N=156

Positive N= 92

t

P

 Mean

3.9

6.8

9.1

0.000**

 SD

2.0

2.7

  
  1. **P<0.001 highly significant
  2. Positive, diagnosed with one or more psychiatric disorders