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Table 2 Frequency and descriptive statistics of gaming disorder, behavioral disorder and parenting style among girls and boys

From: Internet gaming disorder and its relationship with behavioral disorder and mother’s parenting styles in primary school students according to gender in Iran

Total N (%)

Boys N (%)

Girls N (%)

Total N(%)

Boys

Mean (SD)

Girls

Mean (SD)

P value

Internet gaming disorder

22 (6.5)

17 (5.4)

39 (5.9)

49.57 (13.1)

47.56 (12.85)

T = 2.76, p = 0.1

Behavioral disorder

149 (47.2)

119 (34.9)

268 (40.8)

13.43 (13.31)

9.13 (10.30)

T = 4.60, p = 0.01

Parenting style

 Authoritarian

10 (4.5)

10 (3.6)

26.40 (6.1)

26.30 (5.98)

26.5 (6.27)

T = 1.60, p = 0.23

 Authoritative

205 (92.8)

262 (93.6)

41.43 (5.9)

41.54 (5.71)

41.32 (6.13)

T = 2.60, p = 0.61

 Permissive

6 (2.7)

8 (2.9)

24.73 (5.24)

24.73 (5.24)

24.7 (5.55)

T = 3.31, p = 0.54