Alcohol vs. Cocaine: Impulsivity and Alexithymia in Substance Use Disorder.

Behav Sci (Basel) · 2025 · PMC12190100 · PMID 40564493

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0.0560

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0.1061

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.056so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Psychiatric symptom severity, assessed using the BPRS, was higher in the AUD group; however, this difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.056).

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a trend toward significancep = 0.1061not close (p > 0.1)

Psychiatric symptoms (BPRS) also showed a trend toward significance ( p = 0.1061), while impulsivity (BIS-11), age, and education were not significant predictors ( p > 0.30 for all).

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marginally significantno p-value reported

The finding that alexithymia emerged as a marginally significant predictor of poly-substance use in the regression analysis further reinforces its potential role as a psychological marker of complexity and treatment resistance in addiction.

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