Research Article
The Relationship between Alexithymia, Anxiety, Depression, and Internet Addiction Severity in a Sample of Italian High School Students
Table 1
Participants sociodemographics by gender.
| | Factor | Total () | Males () | Females () | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | 13-14 | 55 (9.1) | 33 (10.6) | 22 (7.6) | | 15-16 | 198 (33) | 102 (32.8) | 96 (33.2) | | 17-18 | 250 (41.6) | 136 (43.7) | 114 (39.4) | | 19–22 | 97 (16.1) | 40 (12.9) | 57 (19.7) | | Range | 13–22 | 13–22 | 14–21 | | Mean (SD) | 16.78 (1.63) | 16.69 (1.61) | 16.88 (1.66) | | Median | 17.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | | School grade | | | | | First | 120 (20) | 64 (20.6) | 56 (19.4) | | Second | 78 (13) | 43 (13.8) | 35 (12.1) | | Third | 135 (22.5) | 77 (24.8) | 58 (20.1) | | Fourth | 116 (19.3) | 65 (20.9) | 51 (17.6) | | Fifth | 151 (25.2) | 62 (19.9) | 89 (30.8) | | Residence | | | | | Living with parents | 588 (98) | 304 (97.7) | 284 (98.3) | | Others | 12 (2) | 7 (2.3) | 5 (1.7) | | Only child | | | | | No | 524 (87.3) | 275 (88.4) | 249 (86.2) | | Yes | 75 (12.5) | 36 (11.6) | 39 (13.5) | | Number of family members | | | | | <3 | 10 (6.2) | 5 (1.6) | 5 (1.7) | | 3 | 85 (6.3) | 40 (12.9) | 45 (15.6) | | 4 | 318 (53) | 174 (55.9) | 144 (49.8) | | 5 | 141 (23.5) | 69 (22.2) | 72 (24.9) | | 6 | 33 (5.5) | 16 (5.1) | 17 (5.9) | | >6 | 13 (2.2) | 7 (2.2) | 6 (2) | | Time being spent for Internet use per week | 17.68 (10.47) | 18.03 (10.82) | 17.30 (10.07) | | Online activity | | | | | Information search | 49 (8.2) | 21 (6.8) | 28 (9.7) | | Online communications |
188 (31.3) | 79 (25.4) | 109 (37.7) | | Online games | 363 (60.5) | 211 (67.8) | 152 (52.6) | | Internet users | | | | | Minimal | 158 (26.3) | 79 (25.4) | 79 (27.3) | | Moderate | 393 (65.5) | 204 (65.6) | 189 (65.4) | | Excessive | 49 (8.2) | 28 (9.0) | 21 (7.3) | | Alexithymic adolescents | 100 (16.7) | 43 (13.8) | 57 (19.7) |
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