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Table 3 Spearman correlation between reported mobile game addiction level and game usage

From: Assessing the effectiveness of group motivational interviewing in raising awareness of mobile gaming addiction among medical students: a pilot study

Time Point

ρ (Spearman Coefficient)

P-value

Strength of Correlation

N

Interpretation

Pre-intervention

0.601

< 0.001

Moderate positive

34

Moderate positive correlation, statistically significant

Post-intervention

0.399

0.019

Moderate positive

34

Weaker than pre-intervention, statistically significant

Two-months post-intervention

0.517

0.002

Moderate positive

34

Slightly stronger post intervention, but weaker than pre-intervention, statistically significant