Table 4.
Comparisons of difficulties in emotion regulation between the initial (Stage 1) and follow-up (Stage 2) investigations among the participants with and without Internet addiction at Stage 1.
| Stage 1 Mean (SD) |
Stage 2 Mean (SD) |
Paired t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet addiction group (n = 56) | ||||
| Non-acceptance of emotional responses | 14.0 (4.2) | 13.7 (4.2) | 0.582 | 0.563 |
| Difficulties engaging in goal-directed behavior | 14.8 (3.9) | 14.3 (3.8) | 0.787 | 0.435 |
| Impulse control difficulties | 14.1 (4.8) | 12.9 (4.3) | 1.931 | 0.059 |
| Lack of emotional awareness | 16.1 (3.2) | 13.6 (3.4) | 5.500 | <0.001 |
| Limited access to emotion regulation strategies | 20.3 (5.7) | 18.8 (5.3) | 2.084 | 0.042 |
| Lack of emotional clarity | 11.0 (2.4) | 10.4 (3.1) | 1.520 | 0.134 |
| Non-Internet addiction group (n = 268) | ||||
| Non-acceptance of emotional responses | 12.3 (3.8) | 12.7 (4.1) | −1.504 | 0.134 |
| Difficulties engaging in goal-directed behavior | 11.4 (3.3) | 11.7 (3.6) | −1.372 | 0.171 |
| Impulse control difficulties | 11.0 (3.9) | 10.8 (3.9) | 0.808 | 0.420 |
| Lack of emotional awareness | 14.4 (4.0) | 13.2 (3.5) | 5.243 | <0.001 |
| Limited access to emotion regulation strategies | 16.0 (4.8) | 16.1 (4.9) | −0.407 | 0.684 |
| Lack of emotional clarity | 9.8 (2.9) | 9.1 (2.6) | 4.275 | <0.001 |