Table 3.

Hierarchical regressions predicting BDP symptoms from attachment styles.

Predicted Measure		Predictors	β	t	∆R2	F Change
BPD Symptoms	Step 1	Age	−0.20	−4.39 **	0.14	F = 16.06 **
		Gender	0.09	2.02 *
		Education	−0.15	−3.49 **
	Step 2	Attachment anxiety	0.49	10.49 **	0.26	F = 65.44 **
		Attachment avoidance	0.26	5.85 **
Affective instability	Step 1	Age	−0.20	−4.05 **	0.12	F = 14.14 **
		Gender	0.08	1.64
		Education	−0.16	−3.38 **
	Step 2	Attachment anxiety	0.38	7.69 **	0.18	F = 40.33 **
		Attachment avoidance	0.27	5.57 **
Identity problems	Step 1	Age	−0.27	−6.35 **	0.19	F = 23.70 **
		Gender	0.14	3.44 **
		Education	−0.12	−2.99 **
	Step 2	Attachment anxiety	0.54	12.52 **	0.28	F = 82.54 **
		Attachment avoidance	0.18	4.41 **
Negative relationships	Step 1	Age	−0.09	−1.82 †	0.05	F = 5.35 **
		Gender	0.07	1.49
		Education	−0.09	−1.84 †
	Step 2	Attachment anxiety	0.39	7.28 **	0.16	F = 30.24 **
		Attachment avoidance	0.18	3.61 **
Self-Harm	Step 1	Age	−0.05	−0.88	0.03	F = 3.31 *
		Gender	−0.02	−0.47
		Education	−0.11	−2.10 *
	Step 2	Attachment anxiety	0.21	3.81 **	0.07	F = 12.52 **
		Attachment avoidance	0.20	3.70 **

Note. †: 0.05 < p < 0.10; *: p ≤ 0.05; **: p ≤ 0.01.