Table 1 Demographics of the study participants (N = 467). The sequential mixed methods study comprises an interview sample (N = 22) and a questionnaire sample (N = 445)
Interview sample (N = 22) | Questionnaire sample (N = 445) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | N | % | N | % |
Gender | ||||
Female | 17 | 77 | 255 | 57.3 |
Male | 5 | 22 | 152 | 34.2 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5.4 |
Trans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.6 |
Age | ||||
18–29 | 7 | 32 | 189 | 42.5 |
30–39 | 12 | 55 | 149 | 33.5 |
40–49 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 16.2 |
50–65 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 7.6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
Highest education | ||||
Primary education (9y) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8.8 |
Secondary education (12y) | 16 | 73 | 263 | 59.1 |
Bachelor’s | 5 | 23 | 84 | 18.9 |
Master’s | 1 | 5 | 51 | 11.5 |
Licentiate or Doctorate | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.8 |
Life status | ||||
Student | 8 | 36 | 128 | 28.8 |
Short or long-term sick leave | 5 | 23 | 110 | 24.7 |
Full-time working | 4 | 18 | 87 | 19.6 |
Part-time working | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10.6 |
Unemployed | 3 | 14 | 40 | 9.0 |
Retired | 2 | 9 | 32 | 7.2 |
Parental leave | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
Relationship status | ||||
Relationship or married | 16 | 72 | 253 | 56.8 |
No relationship | 5 | 27 | 157 | 35.3 |
Other | 1 | 5 | 24 | 5.4 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.5 |
PHQ-9 [70]a | Average 15.2 (SD = 4.0) | Average 15.7 (SD = 4.8) | ||
Hours of digital games played per week | 12.0 (SD = 8.7) | 13.0 (SD = 12.6) | ||