Video gaming and digital competence among elementary school students

Figures & data

Figure 1. Summary of hypotheses.

Figure 2. Line plot showing mean and 95% CIs for lower, middle, and upper-SES student responses to the question ‘How much do you like video games?’ (Like a lot, Like a little, or Don't like).

Figure 3. Line plot showing mean and 95% CIs for lower, middle, and upper-SES for boys’ and girls’ responses to the question ‘How much do you like video games?’ (Like a lot, Like a little, or Don't like).

Table 1. Descriptive statistics for the effect of Sex and SES on students’ responses to the item ‘How much do you like digital games?’.

SES	Sex	Mean	SD	N
Lower	Female	1.524	0.681	105
	Male	1.796	0.497	98
Middle	Female	1.299	0.710	97
	Male	1.764	0.508	106
Upper	Female	1.149	0.853	101
	Male	1.798	0.449	104

Note. Response options were anchored on a 3-pt Likert-type scale, including Like a lot (2), Like a little (1), or Don't like (0).

Figure 4. (A) Line plots comparing means and 95% CIs for lower, middle, and upper-SES males and females to the questions ‘How much do you like computer games?’ (Like a lot, Like a little, or Don't like). (B) ‘How do you feel when playing video games? (Playstation, X-box, PSP, etc)’ (‘Happy’, ‘Alright’, to ‘Unhappy’).

Figure 5. Line plot showing mean and 95% CIs for lower, middle, and upper-SES student responses to the item ‘Rate your digital skills (internet, games, Google search, social media)’ [Poor (0), Average (1), Good (2), Very Good (3), and Excellent (4)].

Table 2. Descriptive statistics for the effect of SES on students’ responses to the item ‘Rate your digital skills’.

SES	Mean	SD	N
Lower	2.980	1.057	205
Middle	2.792	1.073	202
Upper	2.654	1.117	205

Note. Response options were anchored on a 5-pt Likert-type scale, including Poor (0), Average (1), Good (2), Very Good (3), and Excellent (4).

Figure 6. Line plots showing mean and 95% CIs for sex-related differences across lower, middle, and upper-SES categories. Responses relate to the item ‘Rate your digital skills’ [Poor (0), Average (1), Good (2), Very Good (3), and Excellent (4)].

Table 3. Descriptive statistics for the effect of Sex on students’ responses to the item ‘Rate your digital skills’ across lower, middle, and upper SES categories.

SES	Sex	Mean	SD	N
Lower	Female	2.745	1.070	106
	Male	3.232	0.988	99
Middle	Female	2.583	1.033	96
	Male	2.981	1.078	106
Upper	Female	2.376	1.066	101
	Male	2.923	1.103	104