Internet Addiction Phenomenon in Early Adolescents in Hong Kong

Table 3

Multiple regression analyses on students’ Internet use behavior.

	B	Beta	Sig	𝑅^2	𝑅^2 change
First block
Age	−0.01	−0.03	0.11
Gender	0.00	0.00	0.89	0.00	0.00
Second block
Immigration status	−0.01	−0.01	0.51
Family economic status	−0.01	−0.02	0.31	0.00	0.00
Third block
NET-Wave 1	0.57	0.56	0.00	0.31	0.31**

Notes. *𝑃<.01,  **𝑃<.001.
Dependent variable: NET-Wave 2: Internet Addiction Test scale score at wave 2.
Gender: 1= female; 0 = male.
Immigration status: 1 = immigrant student; 0 = local student.
Family economic status: 1 = Receiving Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA); 2 = not receiving CSSA.
NET-Wave 1: Internet Addiction Test scale score at wave 1.