Table 2.
Differences between groups on the DERS, the BSL, the BDI, the BAI and the GAFS-8.
| ASDf, n = 28 1 | ASDm, n = 22 2 |
BPDf, n = 24 4 | F | p | 1 vs 2 vs 3 a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||
| Nonacceptance | 21.00 (7.22) | 18.86 (5.25) | 14.79 (4.64) | 7.24 | 0.001 | 1 > 3 |
| Goals | 21.86 (2.93) | 21.27 (3.53) | 18.46 (5.24) | 5.18 | 0.001 | 1 > 3 |
| Impulse | 20.93 (5.28) | 19.68 (5.30) | 21.83 (5.96) | .88 | 0.420 | 1 = 2 = 3 |
| Awareness | 20.93 (5.29) | 18.64 (6.88) | 21.50 (6.28) | 1.42 | 0.252 | 1 = 2 = 3 |
| Strategies | 31.57 (5.19) | 30.41 (5.17) | 20.50 (5.07) | 34.46 | <0.001 | 1 > 3 |
| Clarity | 17.75 (4.08) | 16.36 (3.87) | 29.42 (7.46) | 42.81 | <0.001 | (1 = 2) < 3 |
| DERS total | 134.04 (16.35) | 125.23 (15.02) | 126.50 (19.87) | 1.98 | 0.146 | 1 = 2 = 3 |
| BSL | 41.61 (24.65) | 42.18 (20.15) | 49.05 (17.89) | .83 | 0.439 | 1 = 2 = 3 |
| BDI | 26.29 (11.65) | 24.36 (10.55) | 31.88 (9.47) | 3.15 | 0.049 | 2 < 3 |
| BAI | 30.46 (11.11) | 24.91 (12.07) | 29.13 (13.32) | 1.36 | 0.264 | 1 = 2 = 3 |
| GAFS-8 | 32.18 (6.46) | 28.73 (7.03) | 25.04 (6.08) | 7.75 | 0.001 | 1 > 3 |
Significant values are expressed in bold; p values refer to the ANOVA results.
BAI: Beck anxiety inventory; BDI: Beck depression inventory; BSL: borderline symptom list; GAFS-8: general alexithymia factor score; DERS: difficulties in emotion regulation scale; SD: standard deviation.
a
Significant values of post hoc comparisons including the three groups.