Table 2.
5-HTTLPR differences for youth-reported and parent-reported borderline personality disorder traits among youth.
Genotype groups | |||
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SS (n = 51) | SL (n = 110) | LL (n = 81) | |
STUDY 1 | |||
BPD traits – youth report | 32.56 (10.3)a | 30.22 (8.99)a | 24.91 (9.88)b |
BPD traits – parent report | 28.63 (14.7)a | 27.58 (9.62)a | 24.97 (9.75)b |
SS (n = 39) | SL (n = 69) | LL (n = 36) | |
STUDY 2 | |||
BPD traits – youth report | 29.02 (7.95)a | 27.87 (6.4)a | 23.13 (7.78)b |
BPD traits – parent report | 26.32 (9.7)a | 25.58 (8.9)a | 21.56 (9.73) |
Means and SDs (in brackets) for borderline personality disorder trait scores. Groups with different superscripts differed significantly at p < 0.05.