Table 2.
Comparison of the psychological indicators in participants having MDD and NSSI with SAs and those without SAs.
| Psychological indicators | NSSI + SA (n = 80, 61.54%) Mean ± SD | NSSI (n = 50, 38.46%) Mean ± SD | t-test P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSQ | Immature defense | 5.63 (1.13) | 5.49 (1.15) | 0.492 |
| Mature defense | 4.85 (1.24) | 5.04 (0.97) | 0.365 | |
| Intermediate defense | 4.92 (0.82) | 4.94 (0.70) | 0.920 | |
| CSQ | Trouble-shooting | 0.45 (0.26) | 0.50 (0.23) | 0.307 |
| Rationalization | 0.50 (0.19) | 0.51 (0.21) | 0.815 | |
| Self-accusation | 0.80 (0.17) | 0.77 (0.18) | 0.387 | |
| Help-seeking | 0.33 (0.22) | 0.43 (0.24) | 0.022 | |
| Fantasy | 0.62 (0.18) | 0.60 (0.20) | 0.437 | |
| Withdraw | 0.68 (0.18) | 0.67 (0.18) | 0.747 | |
| EPQ | Psychoticism (P) | 59.49 (11.82) | 56.56 (10.55) | 0.158 |
| Internal and external propensity scale (E) | 41.16 (15.41) | 44.94 (10.15) | 0.097 | |
| Neuroticism (N) | 68.91 (6.88) | 69.34 (5.88) | 0.718 | |
| BDI-II | Depression | 34 (11.06) | 32.52 (10.51) | 0.450 |
| BIS-11 | BIS-11 total scores | 76.51 (13.05) | 71.90 (11.29) | 0.043 |
| Attentional impulsiveness (AI) | 21.45 (4.75) | 19.84 (3.92) | 0.049 | |
| Motor impulsiveness (MI) | 25.06 (5.25) | 23.88 (4.89) | 0.206 | |
| Non-planning impulsiveness (NI) | 30 (5.77) | 27.9 (5.14) | 0.039 | |
| STAI | State anxiety | 60.13 (11.17) | 58.84 (11.93) | 0.545 |
| Trait anxiety | 61.95 (8.62) | 60 (9.44) | 0.232 | |
|
STAXI-2 Trait anger |
Trait anger (TA) | 28.53 (6.81) | 27.34 (6.49) | 0.331 |
| Angry reaction (TA-R) | 11.48 (3.14) | 11.3 (2.87) | 0.752 | |
| Anger temperament (TA-T) | 11.91 (3.48) | 11.34 (3.43) | 0.364 | |
|
STAXI-2 Status anger |
State anger (SA) | 28.78 (14.67) | 24.58 (10.73) | 0.065 |
| Anger feeling (SA-F) | 10.45 (5.15) | 8.98 (3.80) | 0.066 | |
| Anger verbally (SA-V) | 9.68 (5.30) | 8.36 (4.01) | 0.114 | |
| Anger physically (SA-P) | 8.65 (4.86) | 7.24 (3.66) | 0.065 | |
|
STAXI-2 Anger expression |
Anger expression-in (AX-I) | 23.1 (4.16) | 22.78 (5.02) | 0.709 |
| Anger expression-out (AX-O) | 17.46 (5.20) | 16.74 (4.26) | 0.414 | |
| Anger control-in (AC-I) | 19.05 (5.59) | 19.36 (4.46) | 0.743 | |
| Anger control-out (AC-O) | 19.88 (5.39) | 20.76 (4.52) | 0.339 | |
| BSL-23 | Borderline symptom (BSL-23) | 54.1 (23.24) | 50.38 (21.42) | 0.366 |
| CTQ | CTQ total scores | 57 (15.33) | 55.94 (14.69) | 0.700 |
| Physical abuse | 9.14 (5.06) | 8.16 (4.29) | 0.262 | |
| Emotional abuse | 13.9 (5.18) | 12.9 (5.12) | 0.288 | |
| Sexual abuse | 6.19 (2.88) | 7.02 (2.85) | 0.113 | |
| Physical neglect | 10.90 (4.16) | 10.70 (4.20) | 0.793 | |
| Emotional neglect | 16.86 (4.64) | 17.16 (4.28) | 0.717 | |
| DERS | DERS total scores | 122.29 (24.75) | 118.66 (22.14) | 0.403 |
| Awareness | 20.45 (4.52) | 19.74 (5.00) | 0.409 | |
| Clarity | 14.65 (4.46) | 13.04 (3.78) | 0.037 | |
| Non-acceptance | 18.66 (6.56) | 18 (5.75) | 0.561 | |
| Impulse | 20.35 (6.28) | 19.04 (5.91) | 0.242 | |
| Goals | 19.73 (4.11) | 19.3 (3.86) | 0.562 | |
| Strategies | 28.45 (7.29) | 29.54 (7.20) | 0.410 | |
MDD Major depressive disorder, NSSI + SA adolescent major depressive disorder with non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts, NSSI adolescent major depressive disorder with non-suicidal self-injury.