Table 3.
Comparison of mean RAPFA scores in the no-PD, APD and BPD groups
| No-PD (n = 25) | APD (n = 27) | BPD (n = 46) | F(3, 94), p | pNA | pNB | pAB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work | 4.2 (1.8) | 6.3 (1.8) | 7.0 (1.4) | 25.4, <0.0001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.19 |
| Romantic | 6.0 (1.8) | 7.3 (1.9) | 8.1 (0.9) | 16.8, <0.0001 | 0.012 | <0.001 | 0.045 |
| Friends | 4.2 (1.7) | 6.2 (2.2) | 6.4 (1.6) | 13.6, <0.0001 | 0.001 | <0.001 | 1.00 |
| Non-specific | 3.4 (1.6) | 4.9 (2.1) | 5.6 (1.9) | 10.5, <0.0001 | 0.006 | <0.001 | 1.00 |
| Total | 17.7 (5.0) | 24.7 (5.1) | 27.1 (3.9) | 34.2, <0.0001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.14 |
RAPFA, Revised Adult Personality Disorder Functioning Assessment; no-PD, no personality disorder; APD, avoidant personality disorder; BPD, borderline personality disorder; pNA, no-PD v. APD; pNB, no-PD v. BPD; pAB, APD v. BPD.
Unadjusted means are shown. The p values are for post-hoc pairwise comparisons using the Bonferroni statistic in a multivariate analysis of covariance controlling for age.