Table 5.
Means [standard deviation (SD)] of personality and temperament characteristics by anorexia nervosa (AN) groupa. Results from analysis of variance predicting the personality and temperament characteristics from AN group. All p-values are false discovery rate corrected.
| AN-DSM-IVa (n=92) |
AN-noDa (n=71) |
AN-Broada (n=310) |
Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | X2 (p-value) | |
| Self Directedness (TCIa) | 18.1 (3.3) | 66 | 17.5 (3.5) | 59 | 17.8 (3.2) | 239 | 0.10 (.988) |
| Concern Over Mistakes (MPSa) | 12.6 (4.3) | 69 | 12.0 (4.2) | 59 | 11.5 (4.1) | 249 | 2.01 (.432) |
| Personal Standards (MPSa) | 14.6 (3.0) | 69 | 14.0 (3.3) | 60 | 13.2 (3.5) | 243 | 2.03 (.432) |
| Doubts about Actions (MPSa) | 9.6 (3.9) | 67 | 9.6 (3.5) | 62 | 9.3 (3.8) | 252 | 2.00 (.432) |
| Neuroticism (EPI-Qa) | 8.3 (5.2) | 64 | 8.9 (4.7) | 50 | 8.2 (4.7) | 222 | 2.96 (.320) |
| Extraversion (EPI-Qa) | 5.1 (2.2) | 59 | 5.0 (2.2) | 52 | 4.9 (2.3) | 216 | 0.01 (.993) |
a
AN-DSM-IV [met full Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) criteria for AN]; AN-noD (met all DSM-IV criteria for AN except criterion D); AN-Broad (met broader version of DSM-IV criteria for AN);TCI (Temperament and Character Inventory); MPS (Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale); EPI-Q (Eysenck Personality Inventory-short form)