Table 2. TPQ data between borderline pattern and other pattern individuals.
| Total (N = 44) | Borderline pattern (N = 22) | Other patterns (N = 22) | ||||
| Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | F | χ2 | p value | |
| NS1 (exploratory excitability) | 3.56 (±1.45) | 3.89 (±1.35) | 3.23 (±1.51) | 0.409 | 0.132 | |
| NS2 (impulsivity) | 3.08 (±1.40) | 3.75 (±1.39) | 2.41 (±1.06) | 1.062 | 0.001* | |
| NS3 (extravagance) | 3.43 (±1.58) | 3.50 (±1.47) | 3.36 (±1.71) | 0.257 | 0.780 | |
| NS4 (disorderliness) | 4.98 (±1.58) | 5.25 (±1.46) | 4.70 (±1.68) | 0.329 | 0.258 | |
| HA1 (anticipatory worry) | 3.79 (±1.47) | 4.09 (±1.34) | 3.50 (±1.56) | 0.076 | 0.186 | |
| HA2 (fear of uncertainty) | 3.64 (±1.33) | 3.86 (±1.16) | 3.41 (±1.47) | 0.941 | 0.262 | |
| HA3 (shyness with strangers) | 3.27 (±1.32) | 3.50 (±1.14) | 3.05 (±1.46) | 0.004 | 0.257 | |
| HA4 (fatigability and asthenia) | 5.64 (±1.42) | 5.77 (±1.41) | 5.50 (±1.44) | 0.036 | 0.530 | |
| RD1 (sentimentality) | 3.91 (±1.26) | 3.59 (±1.53) | 4.23 (±0.81) | 4.189 | 0.095 | |
| RD2 (persistence) | 4.77 (±1.32) | 4.80 (±1.49) | 4.75 (±1.17) | 0.606 | 0.910 | |
| RD3 (attachment) | 5.93 (±1.27) | 5.64 (±1.14) | 6.23 (±1.34) | 0.058 | 0.123 | |
| RD4 (dependence) | 1.82 (±1.57) | 1.64 (±1.46) | 2.00 (±1.69) | 1.482 | 0.449 | |
| NS total | 15.05 (±3.34) | 16.39 (±1.86) | 13.71 (±3.95) | 6.944 | 0.007* | |
| HA total | 16.33 (±2.80) | 17.22 (±2.25) | 15.44 (±3.06) | 2.446 | 0.034* | |
| RD total | 11.66 (±2.08) | 10.86 (±1.52) | 12.45 (±2.29) | 3.470 | 0.009* | |
| Borderline index | 19.72 (±5.17) | 22.74 (±4.08) | 16.70 (±4.36) | 0.003 | <0.001** |
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.001.
RD total does not include RD2.
Borderline index = NS total + HA total – RD total.
TPQ, Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire; NS, novelty seeking; HA, harm avoidance; RD, reward dependence.