Table 3 Participant profiles N Age group...

Table 3

Participant profiles

N	Age group	Gender	Average time spent per week in virtual worlds	Devices used to access virtual worlds
1	18–26	M	10–12 h	Computer, phone (apps)
2	18–26	M	10–12 h	Computer, phone (apps), PlayStation 5
3	18–26	M	Over 12 h	Phone (apps), PlayStation 5
4	27–42	M	6–8 h	Phone (apps), iPad (apps)
5	18–26	F	6–8 h	Phone (apps)
6	18–26	M	6–8 h	Phone (apps)
7	18–26	M	4–6 h	Phone (apps), iPad (apps), computer
8	18–26	M	Over 12 h	Phone (apps), Nintendo Switch
9	18–26	M	Over 12 h	Computer, phone (apps), PlayStation 5
10	18–26	F	6–8 h	Phone (apps)
11	18–26	F	Over 12 h	Computer, phone (apps)
12	18–26	M	4–6 h	Computer, phone (apps)
13	18–26	F	Over 12 h	Phone (apps)
14	18–26	M	10–12 h	Computer, phone (apps)
15	18–26	F	10–12 h	Phone (apps)
16	27–42	M	Over 12 h	Computer, Meta Quest 3
17	18–26	F	Over 12 h	Phone (apps), iPad (apps)
18	27–42	F	6–8 h	Phone (apps), Nintendo Switch
19	27–42	M	Over 12 h	Phone (apps)
20	27–42	M	6–8 h	Phone (apps), PlayStation 4
21	27–42	M	10–12 h	Phone (apps)

N	Age group	Gender	Average time spent per week in virtual worlds	Devices used to access virtual worlds
1	18–26	M	10–12 h	Computer, phone (apps)
2	18–26	M	10–12 h	Computer, phone (apps), PlayStation 5
3	18–26	M	Over 12 h	Phone (apps), PlayStation 5
4	27–42	M	6–8 h	Phone (apps), iPad (apps)
5	18–26	F	6–8 h	Phone (apps)
6	18–26	M	6–8 h	Phone (apps)
7	18–26	M	4–6 h	Phone (apps), iPad (apps), computer
8	18–26	M	Over 12 h	Phone (apps), Nintendo Switch
9	18–26	M	Over 12 h	Computer, phone (apps), PlayStation 5
10	18–26	F	6–8 h	Phone (apps)
11	18–26	F	Over 12 h	Computer, phone (apps)
12	18–26	M	4–6 h	Computer, phone (apps)
13	18–26	F	Over 12 h	Phone (apps)
14	18–26	M	10–12 h	Computer, phone (apps)
15	18–26	F	10–12 h	Phone (apps)
16	27–42	M	Over 12 h	Computer, Meta Quest 3
17	18–26	F	Over 12 h	Phone (apps), iPad (apps)
18	27–42	F	6–8 h	Phone (apps), Nintendo Switch
19	27–42	M	Over 12 h	Phone (apps)
20	27–42	M	6–8 h	Phone (apps), PlayStation 4
21	27–42	M	10–12 h	Phone (apps)

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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