Addressing the Question of Disorder-Specific Risk Factors of Internet Addiction: A Comparison of Personality Traits in Patients with Addictive Behaviors and Comorbid Internet Addiction

Table 1

The Big Five in comparison between patients with and without comorbid internet addiction (means and statistical significance).

Domains of the NEO-FFI	Total; (𝑁=118); M (SD)	Comorbid IA group; (𝑁=70); M (SD)	Alcohol group; (𝑁=48); M (SD)	Level of significance
Neuroticism	2.20 (.71)	2.41 (.69)	1.89 (.64)	𝑡(116)=4.149; 𝑃≤.001
Extraversion	2.08 (.60)	1.97 (.66)	2.24 (.46)	𝑡(115)=2.577; 𝑃≤.05
Openness	2.27 (.60)	2.22 (.58)	2.36 (.61)	𝑡(116)=1.256; ns
Agreeableness	2.14 (.32)	2.11 (.33)	2.19 (.29)	𝑡(116)=1.386; ns
Conscientiousness	2.47 (.58)	2.32 (.57)	2.68 (.52)	𝑡(116)=3.479; 𝑃≤.001

Comments: M: mean; SD: standard deviation.