Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for the full sample, high personality disorder group and low personality disorder group at time point 1
| Full sample (N = 768) | High personality disorder group (n = 490) | Low personality disorder group (n = 278) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 234 (30.9) | 166 (33.9) | 68 (24.5) |
| Female | 489 (63.5) | 287 (58.6) | 202 (72.7) |
| Non-binary | 24 (3.1) | 19 (3.9) | 5 (1.8) |
| Transman | 7 (0.9) | 6 (1.2) | 1 (0.4) |
| Transwoman | 6 (0.8) | 5 (1.0) | 1 (0.4) |
| Other | 8 (1.0) | 7 (1.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| Age, years | |||
| Mean (s.d.) | 29.6 (9.7) | 28.3 (8.8) | 31.8 (11.0) |
| Median | 27.0 | 26 | 28 |
| Range | 18–68 | 18–67 | 18–68 |
| Relationship status | |||
| Co-habiting | 82 (10.6) | 45 (9.2) | 37 (13.3) |
| Divorced/separated | 18 (2.3) | 9 (1.8) | 9 (3.2) |
| In a relationship | 159 (20.7) | 86 (17.6) | 73 (26.5) |
| Married | 110 (14.3) | 67 (13.7) | 43 (15.5) |
| Single | 388 (50.2) | 275 (56.1) | 112 (40.3) |
| Widowed | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.7) |
| Other | 9 (1.2) | 7 (1.4) | 2 (0.7) |
| Employment status | |||
| Full-time employed | 370 (48.1) | 206 (42.0) | 164 (59.0) |
| Home maker | 8 (1.0) | 8 (1.6) | 0 |
| Part-time employed | 72 (9.4) | 47 (9.6) | 24 (8.6) |
| Retired | 5 (0.7) | 2 (0.4) | 3 (1.1) |
| Student | 206 (26.8) | 136 (27.8) | 70 (25.2) |
| Unemployed | 48 (6.3) | 41 (8.4) | 7 (2.5) |
| Unemployed owing to COVID-19 | 8 (1.0) | 7 (1.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| Unemployed owing to health or disability | 52 (6.8) | 43 (8.8) | 9 (3.2) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Any White background | 631 (82.2) | 403 (82.2) | 233 (83.8) |
| Asian or British Asian | 52 (6.7) | 29 (5.9) | 23 (8.3) |
| Mixed or multiple ethnic groups | 28 (3.6) | 19 (3.9) | 9 (3.2) |
| Black, African, Caribbean or Black British | 12 (1.6) | 9 (1.8) | 3 (1.0) |
| Other ethnic groups | 26 (3.4) | 21 (4.3) | 5 (1.8) |
| Did not disclose | 19 (2.5) | 9 (1.8) | 5 (1.8) |
| Area of residence | |||
| UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) | 433 (56.0) | 226 (46.1) | 207 (74.5) |
| Europe (including Ireland) | 104 (13.5) | 77 (15.7) | 27 (9.7) |
| North America, Central America and Canada | 165 (21.3) | 136 (27.8) | 29 (10.4) |
| South America | 9 (1.2) | 9 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Middle East | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.4) |
| Asia | 24 (3.1) | 17 (3.5) | 7 (2.5) |
| Africa | 6 (0.8) | 5 (1.0) | 1 (0.4) |
| Australasia | 17 (2.2) | 12 (2.4) | 5 (1.8) |
| Did not disclose | 11 (1.4) | 5 (1.0) | 6 (2.2) |
| Average time taken to complete survey | 2033.9 secs/33.9 mins | 2667.0 secs/44.5 mins | 945.9 secs/15.8 mins |