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Published in final edited form as: J Psychiatr Res. 2009 Feb 18;43(12):1036–1048. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.01.002

Table 3.

Aggression measures as a function of diagnostic group.

Group

η_{p}^{2}

OPD

BPD

Point subtraction aggression paradigm

(N = 112)

(N = 122)

(N = 127)

B/total^a,^b

.03 (.06)

.09 (.11)

.08 (.10)

8.70^***

.05

Buss–perry aggression questionnaire

(N = 105)

(N = 110)

(N = 108)

Physical aggression^a,^b,^c

15.86 (4.47)

19.33 (5.81)

25.19 (8.15)

36.59^***

.19

Verbal aggression^a,^b,^c

13.92 (4.18)

17.36 (5.53)

18.90 (5.31)

15.41^***

.09

Anger^a,^b,^c

13.27 (4.48)

18.86 (6.64)

23.16 (6.26)

42.48^***

.21

Hostility^a,^b,^c

13.88 (5.46)

22.17 (6.52)

26.53 (6.58)

65.15^***

.29

Life history of aggression

(N = 72)

(N = 102)

(N = 87)

Aggression^a,^b,^c

5.90 (3.64)

13.34 (6.37)

17.05 (4.68)

53.07^***

.30

Self-aggression^a,^c

0.22 (.00)

0.46 (1.12)

1.12 (2.44)

7.91^***

.06

Antisocial behavior^a,^b,^c

1.70 (2.51)

3.79 (4.23)

6.83 (5.10)

17.72^***

.12

State trait anger expression inventory

(N = 89)

(N = 98)

State anger^a,^b

10.93 (1.50)

12.92 (5.28)

13.87 (5.22)

8.28^**

.04

Trait anger^a,^b,^c

13.88 (3.03)

20.22 (7.10)

25.49 (7.24)

43.85^***

.25

Anger in^a,^b,^c

14.80 (3.65)

18.00 (4.32)

20.65 (4.58)

24.06^***

.15

Anger out^a,^b,^c

13.22 (2.42)

17.54 (6.05)

19.60 (5.54)

21.85^***

.14

Anger control^a,^b

26.31 (3.52)

20.67 (6.17)

19.04 (5.49)

27.89^***

.17

Anger expression^a,^b,^c

17.71 (6.09)

30.87 (12.66)

37.21 (11.14)

45.64^***

.26

Note: All means adjusted for number of Axis I disorders, age and education; HV = Healthy volunteers; OPD = Other (non cluster B) personality disorder; BPD = Borderline personality disorder.

BPD vs. HV significant.

OPD vs. HV significant.

BPD vs. OPD significant.

^**

p < .01.

^***

p < .001.