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. 2022 Aug 3;19(15):9536. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159536

Table 3.

Comparison of psychometric scores.

MMORPG-IGD (83)
Mean (SD)		 MMT (47)
Mean (SD)		 p-Value
TAS-20 47.71 (14.11) 52.91 (10.75) 0.020

  • Difficulty Describing Feelings (DDF)

 13.34 (5.30) 15.85 (3.82) 0.002

  • Difficulty Identifying Feelings (DIF)

 16.29 (6.83) 19.87 (6.33) 0.003

  • Externally Oriented Thinking (EOT)

 18.08 (4.43) 17.19 (4.06) 0.247
BIS-10 55.14 (17.37) 68.51 (14.54) <0.001

  • Motor Impulsivity (MI)

 16.81 (7.20) 22.26 (6.29) <0.001

  • Attentional Impulsivity (AI)

 18.00 (6.82) 21.36 (6.30) 0.005

  • Non-Planning Impulsivity (NPI)

 20.34 (7.42) 24.89 (6.95) <0.001
SSS-V 20.89 (6.26) 23.45 (3.06) 0.002

  • Thrill and Adventure Seeking (TAS)

 6.49 (2.03) 6.74 (1.70) 0.454

  • Experience Seeking (ES)

 5.82 (2.15) 7.19 (1.48) <0.001

  • Disinhibition (DIS)

 4.71 (2.67) 5.72 (1.16) 0.003

  • Boredom Susceptibility (BS)

 3.87 (1.99) 3.79 (1.44) 0.792
BDHI 40.57 (9.89) 44.19 (9.42) 0.041
Hostility traits 35.41 (9.42) 38.32 (9.17) 0.088

  • Assault

 4.23 (3.00) 5.49 (2.87) 0.020

  • Indirect hostility

 4.65 (2.01) 5.55 (1.72) 0.008

  • Irritability

 6.45 (1.92) 6.96 (2.23) 0.190

  • Negativism

 2.84 (1.43) 2.94 (1.29) 0.706

  • Resentment

 4.45 (2.28) 4.17 (2.17) 0.496

  • Suspicion

 4.99 (2.52) 5.45 (1.98) 0.253

  • Verbal hostility

 7.81 (2.40) 7.77 (2.11) 0.919
Guilt 5.16 (2.17) 5.87 (2.38) 0.093

TAS-20, Toronto Alexithymia Scale; BIS-10, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, version 10; SSS-V, Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scale, form V; BDHI, Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory.