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. 2021 May 21;11(6):79. doi: 10.3390/bs11060079

Table 3.

Univariate results of the differences between the three groups in youth’s family functioning, impulsivity, depression and anxiety problems between youth’s sex and IA.

Adolescent’s Group
Group 1
M(SD)
Group 2
M(SD)
Group 3
M(SD)
Group 4
M(SD)
F3293 p-Value
TAS-20 Factor 1 7.12(1.72) a 14.60(3.96) b 17.44(4.37) c 19.44(4.18) d 208.94 <0.001
Factor 2 15.81(5.37) a 17.58(6.13) a 16.31(4.98) a 16.79(6.94) a 1.56 0.19
Factor 3 11.36(3.51) a 20.86(4.57) b 21.51(4.99) c 25.46(5.65) d 152.86 <0.001
Total 34.30(7.27) a 53.05(9.02) b 55.27(7.78) b 61.71(10.85) c 163.35 <0.001
REM-71 Acting out 2.93(1.36) a 4.28(1.41) b 5.20(1.69) c 6.28(1.92) d 62.93 <0.001
Splitting 6.08(1.70) a 6.11(1.56) a 5.79(1.86) a 5.72(1.89) a 0.83 0.47
Displacement 4.31(2.02) a 4.10(1.80) a 4.34(1.86) a 4.95(4.81) a 1.10 0.34
Dissociation 4.16(1.83) a 4.42(1.77) a 4.21(1.54) a 3.90(1.88) a 0.91 0.43
Fantasy 4.05(2.06) a 4.96(4.03) a 4.55(2.11) a 4.25(2.05) a 1.84 0.14
Omnipotence 3.45(1.26) a 5.36(1.09) b 5.56(1.64) c 7.27(1.75) d 97.86 <0.001
PassiveAggression 4.20(1.74) a 5.13(1.88) b 5.08(1.73) c 6.46(1.71) d 18.96 <0.001
Projection 3.08(1.80) a 3.17(1.74) a 3.16(1.91) a 3.29(2.13) a 0.15 0.92
Suppression 4.18(1.85) a 4.32(1.78) a 4.35(1.89) a 4.66(1.89) a 0.79 0.49
Undoing 5.13(1.85) a 5.30(1.63) a 4.84(1.92) a 4.76(1.75) a 1.29 0.27
Sublimation 5.19(1.61) a 5.20(1.55) a 5.15(1.56) a 5.34(1.68) a 0.12 0.94
Altruism 7.13(1.41) a 7.13(1.44) a 7.38(1.64) a 6.75(1.83) a 1.41 0.23
Denial 4.39(1.94) a 4.21(1.73) b 5.43(1.46) b 5.85(1.90) c 12.19 <0.001
Humor 5.07(1.71) a 5.57(1.82) a 5.35(1.56) a 5.66(1.76) a 1.97 0.11
Idealization 6.11(1.74) a 6.40(1.93) a 6.35(1.96) a 6.42(1.68) a 0.54 0.65
Intellectualization 5.42(1.55) a 5.30(1.91) a 4.89(1.56) a 5.15(1.71) a 1.19 0.31
Reactive Formation 4.44(2.57) a 4.48(1.84) a 3.78(1.75) a 4.14(1.64) a 1.38 0.24
Repression 4.92(1.60) a 4.75(1.53) a 4.83(1.48) a 4.95(1.79) a 0.24 0.86
Conversion 1.33(.79) a 1.61(1.11) a 1.86(1.61) a 2.25(2.06) b 6.18 <0.001
Somatization 3.42(1.85) a 3.58(1.93) a 3.63(1.80) a 3.92(2.05) a 0.80 0.49
Withdrawal 3.76(2.24) a 5.21(2.18) b 5.86(1.85) b 6.55(1.60) c 26.05 <0.001

Different letters indicate significant differences. TAS-20 = Toronto Alexithymia Scale; Factor 1 = Difficulties identifying feelings; Factor 2 = Difficulties describing feelings; Factor 3 = Externally oriented thinking; REM-71 = Response Evaluation Measure-71; Group 1 = Adolescents who have not experienced a motor vehicle collision; Group 2 = Adolescents who have experienced one or two motor vehicle collisions; Group 3 = Adolescents who have experienced three motor vehicle collisions; Group 4 = Adolescents who have experienced four or more motor vehicle collisions. All bold values are statistically significant.