| Items and total score of AICA-C |
total
(N = 141) |
addicted group
(n = 101) |
non-addicted group
(n = 40) |
level of significance |
discriminatory power |
| M (SD) |
M (SD) |
M (SD) |
U, p, d |
rit |
| CRAVING |
2.65 (1.79) |
3.58 (1.32) |
0.96 (1.18) |
U=412.00, p<.001; d=1.46 |
.77 |
| TOLERANCE |
3.13 (1.57) |
3.84 (1.16) |
1.84 (1.39) |
U=668.00, p<.001; d=1.27 |
.68 |
| WITHDRAWAL |
1.86 (1.67) |
2.61 (1.53) |
0.52 (0.88) |
U=556.00, p<.001; d=1.25 |
.68 |
| LOSS OF CONTROL |
2.86 (1.71) |
3.74 (1.15) |
1.19 (1.28) |
U=386.50, p<.001; d=1.49 |
.75 |
| PREOCCUPATION |
2.97 (1.74) |
3.89 (1.12) |
1.23 (1.34) |
U=363.00, p<.001; d=1.53 |
.76 |
| NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES |
3.30
(1.41) |
4.03 (0.92) |
1.89 (1.07) |
U=321.00, p<.001; d=1.52 |
.78 |
| Total Score |
16.5 (8.00) |
21.47 (4.74) |
7.40 (3.35) |
U=1275, p<.001 |
- |
Comments: M=mean; SD=standard deviation; U=value of Mann-Whitney-U-Test; p=level of significance; d=Cohen’s d as a measure of effect-size; rit=discriminatory power; n=141 |
