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Table 2 Gender difference in PMPUS score, use patterns and self-control

From: Self-control and problematic mobile phone use in Chinese college students: the mediating role of mobile phone use patterns

Variables

Male M ± SD

Female M ± SD

t

Withdrawal symptoms

15.92 ± 4.72

17.86 ± 4.20

−4.38***

Salience

9.44 ± 2.98

10.07 ± 2.94

−2.20*

Social comfort

6.88 ± 2.41

7.50 ± 2.38

−2.62**

Mood changes

7.19 ± 2.55

7.66 ± 2.23

−2.06*

Interpersonal

17.48 ± 3.66

18.76 ± 2.84

−3.88***

Entertainment

15.01 ± 3.34

16.30 ± 2.92

−4.34***

Transaction

9.40 ± 2.86

10.20 ± 2.32

−3.08**

Information

12.63 ± 2.69

12.92 ± 2.22

−1.17

Self-control

60.01 ± 9.56

59.95 ± 9.93

0.06

  1. Note: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001