Table 2.
Mental health descriptive statistics for 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 (%) | |||
| Ever felt empty | |||
| All of the time | 124 (16.0) | 109 (22.2) | 14 (5.0) |
| Often | 348 (44.9) | 248 (50.6) | 97 (34.9) |
| Sometimes | 231 (29.8) | 120 (24.5) | 111 (39.9) |
| Rarely | 69 (8.9) | 13 (2.7) | 56 (20.1) |
| Self-harm (4 with missing data) | |||
| Yes | 412 (53.2) | 306 (62.4) | 106 (38.1) |
| No | 350 (45.2) | 179 (36.5) | 171 (61.5) |
| Prefer not to say | 6 (0.8) | 5 (1.0) | 1 (0.4) |
| Thoughts of suicide (4 with missing data) | |||
| Yes | 587 (75.7) | 420 (85.7) | 167 (60.1) |
| No | 165 (21.3) | 62 (12.7) | 103 (37.1) |
| Prefer not to say | 16 (2.1) | 8 (1.6) | 8 (2.9) |
| Attempted suicide (4 with missing data) | |||
| Yes | 179 (23.1) | 145 (29.6) | 34 (12.2) |
| No | 575 (74.2) | 332 (67.8) | 243 (87.4) |
| Prefer not to say | 14 (1.8) | 13 (2.7) | 1 (0.4) |
| Personality disorder diagnoses | |||
| None | 622 (80.6) | 357 (72.9) | 261 (93.9) |
| Number who self-reported diagnosis of at least one personality disorder | 149 (19.4) | 133 (27.1) | 17 (6.1) |
| Number who scored ≥4 on SAPAS | 490 (63.7) | 490 (100) | 0 |
| Frequency of personality disorder diagnoses among those who had received at least one formal personality disorder diagnosisa | (n = 150) | (n = 133) | (n = 17) |
| Personality disorder type | Frequencies | ||
| Borderline | 85 | 75 | 10 |
| Emotionally unstable | 30 | 25 | 5 |
| Obsessive–compulsive | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Schizotypal | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Schizoid | 29 | 25 | 4 |
| Antisocial | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| Narcissistic | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Avoidant | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Dependant | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Histrionic | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paranoid | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Range number of personality disorder diagnoses received | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
SAPAS, Standardised Assessment of Personality: Abbreviated Scale.
a.
Many individuals reported having received multiple personality disorder diagnoses.