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. 2020 Jul 2;17(13):4766. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134766

Table 3.

Interactions between Internet addiction and changes in difficulty in emotion regulation analyzed by repeated-measures ANOVA.

Within-Subject Analysis Between-Subject Analysis
df Mean Square F p df Mean Square F p
Non-acceptance of emotional responses
Cohort 1 0.28 0.03 0.859 Intercept 1 64,390.83 2769.62 <0.001
Cohort × Internet addiction 1 10.75 1.22 0.271 Internet addiction 1 178.02 7.66 0.006
322 8.84 Error 322 23.25
Difficulties engaging in goal-directed behavior
Cohort 1 0.61 0.10 0.755 Intercept 1 63,252.18 3477.03 <0.001
Cohort × Internet addiction 1 12.34 1.96 0.162 Internet addiction 1 831.19 45.69 <0.001
Error 322 6.29 Error 322 18.19
Impulse control difficulties
Cohort 1 45.45 5.81 0.016 Intercept 1 55,047.18 2220.87 <0.001
Cohort × Internet addiction 1 24.46 3.13 0.078 Internet addiction 1 655.32 26.44 <0.001
Error 322 7.82 Error 322 24.79
Lack of emotional awareness
Cohort 1 331.13 46.49 <0.001 Intercept 1 76,173.83 3796.15 <0.001
Cohort × Internet addiction 1 40.72 5.72 0.017 Internet addiction 1 96.71 4.82 0.029
Error 322 7.12 Error 322 20.07
Limited access to emotion regulation strategies
Cohort 1 44.38 3.87 0.050 Intercept 1 116,832.71 3059.68 <0.001
Cohort × Internet addiction 1 60.46 5.28 0.022 Internet addiction 1 1150.13 30.12 <0.001
Error 322 11.46 Error 322 38.19
Lack of emotional clarity
Cohort 1 41.63 10.91 0.001 Intercept 1 37,474.75 3280.47 <0.001
Cohort × Internet addiction 1 0.07 0.02 0.892 Internet addiction 1 151.88 13.30 <0.001
Error 322 3.82 Error 322 11.42