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 | |