Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of internet addiction test scores by alexithymia.
| Total (n = 600) | Nonalexithymic individuals (n = 500) | Alexithymic individuals (n = 100) | P a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| IAT | 47.82 (12.36) | 46.93 (11.75) | 52.30 (14.26) | <0.000 |
| Compromised social quality of life | 16.03 (4.47) | 15.75 (4.26) | 17.43 (5.17) | 0.001 |
| Compromised individual quality of life | 30.29 (3.32) | 30.14 (3.26) | 31.06 (3.54) | 0.012 |
| Compensatory usage of the Internet | 7.25 (2.68) | 7.08 (2.59) | 8.11 (2.98) | <0.000 |
| Compromised academic/working careers | 2.62 (1.26) | 2.57 (1.26) | 2.90 (1.25) | 0.017 |
| Compromised time control | 4.88 (1.83) | 4.75 (1.73) | 5.56 (2.13) | <0.000 |
| Excitatory usage of the Internet | 4.41 (1.97) | 4.34 (1.83) | 4.76 (2.01) | 0.052 |
TAS-20: Toronto Alexithymia Scale and IAT: Internet Addiction Test.
aMultivariate analysis with GLM.