Table 2.

Means, standard deviation and comparisons of Alexithymia, Dissociation, and Locus of Control Behaviours (LOC; external and internal) based on the levels of Gambling Disease

	Absence		At Risk		Problematic		F	p	Scheffé Post hoc
	(N = 155)		(N = 55)		(N = 80)
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Alexithymia	39.477	9.921	47.582	9.867	54.125	11.078	56.022	< 0.001	P < A, R A < R
Dissociation	12.355	8.655	28.487	12.693	40.550	17.422	142.315	< 0.001	P < A, R A < R
External LOC	6.658	5.736	15.945	7.049	24.288	10.623	145.365	< 0.001	P < A, R A < R
Internal LOC	23.374	6.375	20.818	5.423	22.900	4.890	3.942	0.020	-

Note Bold values indicate p within the criteria of significance (Bonferroni - adjusted p < 0.012); P = Problematic Gambling; R = At Risk for Gambling Disease; A = Absence of Gambling Disease