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Computer Games – Preferred Way of Using ICT by Grammar School Students

Table 3:

Questionnaire item Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 p
Prevailing number of answers to the following questions:
Q1: Do you play computer games? Yes Yes Yes <0.01
Q2: Do you play on-line computer games? Yes No Yes <0.01
Q3: Do you play computer games on Facebook? No No No <0.01
Q6: What do you usually do in your free time when you do not study? B(I do sports) C(I go out with my friends) A(I play PC games) <0.01
Q7: Do you take part in any leisure time activities? Yes Yes Yes 0.68
Q9: Did or do your parents limit the time for playing computer games? No No No 0.01
Q13: How often do you stay up late because of playing computer games? 1(once per month) 0(never) 1(once per month) <0.01
Q14: If I am not playing, I am stressed (nervous, tense). No No No 0.02
Q22: I often play computer games at school during lessons (e.g. using a mobile phone). Yes No No <0.01
Q27: Do you play educative computer games (e.g. Lingua.Ly, Duolingo, Lightbot, etc.)? No No No <0.01
Prevailing number of answers concerning gender Female Female Male <0.01
Q8: For how long a day you play games? (specify average value in minutes per day) 81.19 26.21 153.67 <0.01
Average degree of agreement with the statement:  
Q5: Playing computer games is relaxing for me, I forget about problems or stress, I relax and feel fine. 3.91 2.97 4.46 <0.01
Q10: I used to have other hobbies than playing computer games, but now I spend most of my time playing. 1.57 1.22 2.55 <0.01
Q11: Even if I know there will be a test at school I prefer playing computer games. 2.88 1.47 3.38 <0.01
Q12: When I am not playing, I often think about my previous success, what I want to achieve or how I will progress when I get to play again. 2.12 1.35 3.17 <0.01
Q15: I cannot imagine my life without computer games. 2.16 1.28 3.05 <0.01
Q16: I feel that computer games are becoming increasingly important for me. I need to spend more and more time playing computer games to feel happy. 1.53 1.14 2.24 <0.01
Q17: I feel that I cannot control the amount of time I spend playing computer games. I tried to reduce the amount of time spent playing, but I could not. 1.68 1.20 2.16 <0.01
Q18: Due to my frequent playing I sometimes have problems at school, at work or at home. 1.59 1.12 2.41 <0.01
Q19: I spend more time playing computer games than I am able to admit to others. I do not tell others the truth in order to conceal how much time I spend playing computer games. 1.51 1.08 1.92 <0.01
Q20: I have lost or put at risk an important relationship or friendship because of playing computer games. Because of playing computer games I have put at risk or lost opportunities at school or at work. 1.21 1.10 1.91 <0.01
Q21: My parents often prohibit or restrict me in playing computer games, which makes me upset or I play in secret. 1.57 1.11 2.08 <0.01
Q28: How old were you when you started playing computer games? 8.76 9.37 8.35 0.01
Degree of addictive behaviour in students (Addiction score) 23.13 15.24 31.80 <0.01
Number of cases 97 156 141  
Percentage (%) 24.62 39.59 35.79  
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