Table 3.
Means, standard deviations, significance, and effect size for NEO Personality Inventory–Revised scores.
| NEO domains/facets | ADHD PGs, n = 52 | Non-ADHD PGs, n = 43 | Effect size | |||
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| Neuroticism | 67.60 | 13.87 | 58.30 | 8.68 | 14.58*** | 0.14 |
| Anxiety | 62.56 | 12.31 | 54.63 | 9.92 | 11.61** | 0.11 |
| Angry/Hostility | 62.71 | 12.89 | 57.93 | 11.57 | 3.55 | 0.04 |
| Depression | 65.69 | 11.12 | 59.49 | 10.18 | 7.9** | 0.08 |
| Self-Consciousness | 61.12 | 12.42 | 53.84 | 9.43 | 9.96** | 0.10 |
| Impulsiveness | 62.15 | 12.21 | 59.74 | 9.48 | 1.12 | 0.01 |
| Vulnerability | 67.71 | 15.86 | 56.98 | 11.30 | 13.87*** | 0.13 |
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| Extraversion | 49.63 | 12.15 | 52.74 | 10.15 | 1.78 | 0.19 |
| Warmth | 44.46 | 13.55 | 45.91 | 11.74 | 0.30 | 0.00 |
| Gregariousness | 47.62 | 11.09 | 50.02 | 8.28 | 1.39 | 0.02 |
| Assertiveness | 48.10 | 12.27 | 55.79 | 9.47 | 11.32** | 0.11 |
| Activity | 50.08 | 12.21 | 50.72 | 10.24 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
| Excitement-Seeking | 60.33 | 8.42 | 56.67 | 8.98 | 4.17* | 0.04 |
| Positive emotions | 46.40 | 13.40 | 48.12 | 11.05 | 0.45 | 0.01 |
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| Openness | 51.88 | 11.70 | 46.86 | 9.99 | 4.94* | 0.05 |
| Fantasy | 57.27 | 10.36 | 50.42 | 7.76 | 12.83** | 0.12 |
| Aesthetics | 51.40 | 10.68 | 46.95 | 11.01 | 3.97* | 0.04 |
| Feelings | 53.81 | 13.15 | 49.79 | 9.38 | 2.82 | 0.03 |
| Actions | 47.73 | 11.60 | 46.84 | 9.87 | 0.16 | 0.00 |
| Ideas | 50.00 | 12.94 | 48.79 | 13.17 | 0.20 | 0.00 |
| Values | 48.81 | 8.78 | 48.86 | 10.32 | 0.001 | 0.00 |
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| Agreeableness | 39.27 | 10.18 | 39.16 | 9.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Trust | 35.38 | 12.81 | 36.53 | 10.57 | 0.22 | 0.00 |
| Straightforwardness | 40.67 | 13.96 | 43.93 | 10.82 | 1.56 | 0.02 |
| Altruism | 42.52 | 12.76 | 47.37 | 12.36 | 3.5 | 0.04 |
| Compliance | 38.17 | 10.73 | 40.37 | 10.59 | 1 | 0.11 |
| Modesty | 49.87 | 10.06 | 44.40 | 11.09 | 6.35* | 0.06 |
| Tender-Mindedness | 49.83 | 10.75 | 46.60 | 9.13 | 2.42 | 0.03 |
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| Conscientiousness | 36.27 | 14.50 | 44.67 | 12.57 | 8.91** | 0.09 |
| Competence | 35.42 | 14.08 | 44.63 | 11.99 | 11.49** | 0.11 |
| Order | 43.23 | 12.31 | 48.95 | 11.97 | 5.21* | 0.05 |
| Dutifulness | 36.79 | 12.18 | 41.44 | 10.72 | 3.82 | 0.04 |
| Achievement-Striving | 40.90 | 14.91 | 48.07 | 12.79 | 6.17* | 0.06 |
| Self-Discipline | 31.19 | 13.42 | 42.88 | 12.33 | 19.22*** | 0.17 |
| Deliberation | 40.60 | 11.96 | 42.16 | 10.21 | 0.46 | 0.00 |
*
p≤ 0.05;
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p ≤ 0.01;
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p ≤ 0.001.
Norming data means are T-scores = 50 with SD of 10.
M: Mean; PGs: Pathological gamblers; SD: Standard deviation.