Table 4.
Differences in questionnaire scores among alcohol and internet users
| Not alcohol addicted (n = 91) | Alcohol addicted (n = 128) | p value | Not internet addicted (n = 49) | Internet addicted (n = 170) | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |||
| TAS-20 total score | 41.1 | 13.0 | 40.5 | 13.4 | .64 | 40.7 | 13.9 | 40.7 | 13.1 | .72 |
| TAS-20 F1 | 14.1 | 6.4 | 13.7 | 6.8 | .39 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 6.5 | .70 |
| TAS-20 F2 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 4.5 | .99 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 4.6 | .07 |
| TAS-20 F3 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 15.8 | 4.9 | .68 | 16.5 | 5.8 | 15.7 | 4.6 | .67 |
| IES-R total score | 29.3 | 20.8 | 31.4 | 20.6 | .40 | 21.5 | 16.9 | 33.1 | 21.0 | <.0005 |
| IES-R Intrusion | 10.4 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 8.2 | .61 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 11.7 | 8.3 | .002 |
| IES-R Avoidance | 10.5 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 7.8 | .50 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 7.8 | .002 |
| IES-R Hyperarousal | 8.2 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 6.1 | .30 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 6.4 | <.0005 |
| DES-II total score | 12.7 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 13.7 | .05 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 13.6 | <.0005 |
Abbreviations: M = mean; SD = standard deviation; TAS-20, Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20; IES-R, Impact of Event Scale - Revised; DES-II, Dissociative Experiences Scale – II