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. 2003 Sep 17;3:11. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-3-11

Table 4.

Raw scores (mean .± S.D.) of personality constructs of three questionnaires referring respectively to gender and age groups.

Men (n = 265) Women (n = 648) ADULT (n = 574) CHILD (n = 339)
The Parker Personality Measure
 Paranoid 25.2 ± 5.9 25.8 ± 5.8 25.5 ± 5.8 25.9 ± 5.8
 Schizoid 19.9 ± 4.2 20.2 ± 4.1 19.9 ± 4.1 20.6 ± 4.1
 Schizotypal 10.4 ± 3.7 10.4 ± 4.2 10.1 ± 4.3 10.8 ± 3.6b
 Antisocial 20.7 ± 6.1 20.5 ± 5.8 20.2 ± 5.8 21.2 ± 6.0
 Borderline 21.7 ± 6.8 23.9 ± 7.0a 22.6 ± 6.9 24.5 ± 7.1b
 Histrionic 13.3 ± 3.7 13.0 ± 3.4 13.2 ± 3.5 12.8 ± 3.4
 Narcissistic 18.1 ± 5.3 17.0 ± 5.0 17.6 ± 5.0 16.8 ± 5.2
 Avoidant 25.5 ± 7.1 27.2 ± 6.6a 26.3 ± 6.9 27.4 ± 6.6
 Dependent 22.4 ± 6.0 24.5 ± 6.7a 22.8 ± 6.3 25.6 ± 6.7b
 Obsessive-Compulsive 17.6 ± 4.0 17.9 ± 3.8 17.8 ± 4.0 17.9 ± 3.8
 Passive-Aggressive 21.7 ± 5.6 21.2 ± 5.5 21.1 ± 5.5 21.8 ± 5.5

The Five-Factor Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire
 Extraversion 29.4 ± 7.6 27.1 ± 6.7a 28.1 ± 7.1 27.3 ± 6.8
 Agreeableness 44.5 ± 5.9 45.6 ± 6.0 45.3 ± 6.1 45.3 ± 6.8
 Conscientiousness 37.2 ± 6.8 38.3 ± 6.1 38.2 ± 6.2 37.7 ± 6.4
 Openness to Experience 37.0 ± 6.6 36.7 ± 6.8 37.2 ± 6.6 36.1 ± 6.4
 Neuroticism 26.4 ± 7.1 31.9 ± 7.2a 30.0 ± 7.4 36.1 ± 6.9b

The Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire
 Impulsive Sensation Seeking 8.5 ± 3.3 8.7 ± 3.4 8.3 ± 3.3 9.2 ± 3.5b
 Neuroticism-Anxiety 7.4 ± 3.6 9.1 ± 3.7a 8.2 ± 3.8 9.3 ± 3.6b
 Aggression-Hostility 6.6 ± 2.9 6.9 ± 3.2 6.6 ± 3.0 7.1 ± 3.2
 Activity 8.3 ± 3.0 7.7 ± 3.2 8.1 ± 3.2 7.6 ± 3.1
 Sociability 8.9 ± 3.0 8.4 ± 3.0 8.3 ± 3.1 9.0 ± 2.9b

Note: a, p < .05 vs. scores of men; b, p < .05 vs. scores of ADULT group. The Likert-type rating scales used in the Parker Personality Measure and the Five-Factor Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire were different from those used in the original designs.