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. 2009 Dec 22;5:26–30. doi: 10.2174/1745017900905010026

Table 2.

TCI Scores Stratified According to the Diagnosis Assessed by M.I.N.I.

Subscale TCI Scales Mean +/- S.D. MANCOVA
Healthy Subjects (n = 266) Patients (n = 57) F; p
Temperament Scales
NS Novelty Seeking 44.45 +/- 12.87 41.93 +/- 12.66 0.456; 0.500
NS1 Exploratory excitability 51.54 +/- 20.21 40.83 +/- 19.37 8.187; 0.004
NS2 Impulsiveness 37.44 +/- 23.17 39.82 +/- 22.87 0.754; 0.386
NS3 Extravagance 53.51 +/- 17.19 52.63 +/- 18.25 0.065; 0.799
NS4 Disorderliness 35.53 +/- 17.07 35.61 +/- 16.80 0.011; 0.916
HA Harm Avoidance 41.10 +/- 16.17 58.90 +/- 18.84 38.331; <0.0001
HA1 Anticipatory worry 36.81 +/- 19.14 55.50 +/- 23.10 26.116; <0.0001
HA2 Fear of uncertainty 60.23 +/- 23.49 76.44 +/- 21.00 15.308; <0.0001
HA3 Shyness 41.49 +/- 24.38 55.26 +/- 29.12 9.136; 0.003
HA4 Fatigability and asthenia 31.12 +/- 20.76 52.63 +/- 26.69 37.715; <0.0001
RD Reward Dependence 61.25 +/- 14.88 64.91 +/- 15.25 1.341; 0.248
RD1 Sentimentality 63.53 +/- 19.47 70.17 +/- 19.41 0.786; 0.376
RD3 Attachment 61.56 +/- 24.84 61.84 +/- 25.81 0.146; 0.703
RD4 Dependence 57.02 +/- 21.55 60.23 +/- 23.73 1.629; 0.203
P/RD2 Persistence 54.98 +/- 22.28 49.78 +/- 26.46 1.890; 0.170
Character Scales
SD Self-directedness 75.90 +/- 13.42 65.63 +/- 16.11 14.356; <0.00014
SD1 Responsibility 82.19 +/- 19.35 66.01 +/- 27.62 17.327; <0.0001
SD2 Purposeful 69.92 +/- 20.75 57.02 +/- 21.65 10.667; 0.001
SD3 Resourcefulness 81.50 +/- 22.47 62.81 +/- 32.17 16.687; <0.0001
SD4 Self-acceptance 68.97 +/- 22.20 67.47 +/- 21.45 0.006; 0.938
SD5 Congruent 79.70 +/- 15.25 70.62 +/- 20.24 7.905; 0.005
C Cooperativeness 79.10 +/- 10.63 75.94 +/- 11.52 2.031; 0.155
C1 Social acceptance 83.22 +/- 17.30 77.85 +/- 21.78 3.032; 0.083
C2 Empathy 70.89 +/- 20.83 63.66 +/- 20.57 3.016; 0.083
C3 Helpfulness 76.46 +/- 16.46 72.15 +/- 15.67 0.218; 0.641
C4 Compassion 81.62 +/- 16.02 82.63 +/- 17.68 0.010; 0.921
C5 Pure-hearted 81.37 +/- 14.29 79.73 +/- 14.41 0.480; 0.489
ST Self-transcedence 38.16 +/- 17.46 42.26 +/- 17.07 0.139; 0.709
ST1 Self-forgetful 39.78 +/- 19.27 42.90 +/- 21.37 0.431; 0.512
ST2 Transpersonal 36.30 +/- 23.96 43.08 +/- 19.82 0.066; 0.798
ST3 Spiritual acceptance 38.08 +/- 23.73 41.16 +/- 23.46 0.003; 0.954