Table 2.
Gender differences in sensory profile, alexithymia, and attitudes toward suicide in participants with BPD.
| n (%) or Mean ± SD | Males (n = 67) |
Females (n = 140) |
t-Test | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AASP Low Registration | 26.91 ± 11.46 | 28.70 ± 10.96 | −1.083 | 0.280 |
| AASP Sensation Seeking | 33.63 ± 11.37 | 35.24 ± 10.12 | −1.028 | 0.305 |
| AASP Sensory Sensitivity | 32.18 ± 11.80 | 37.21 ± 16.31 | −2.259 | 0.025 |
| AASP Sensation Avoiding | 31.73 ± 11.09 | 35.24 ± 11.08 | −2.128 | 0.035 |
| Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 | 58.25 ± 10.30 | 63.44 ± 13.03 | −2.856 | 0.005 |
| Presence of Alexithymia (TAS-20 ≥ 61) | 27 (40.3) | 80 (57.1) | 5.149 | 0.023 |
| Beck Hopelessness Scale | 8.82 ± 3.99 | 10.39 ± 4.09 | −2.597 | 0.010 |
| Presence of Hopelessness (BHS ≥ 9) | 36 (53.7) | 98 (70.0) | 5.254 | 0.022 |
AASP: Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile; BHS: Beck Hopelessness Scale; SD: standard deviation; TAS-20: Toronto Alexithymia Scale.