Table 4.
Different mean scores (M) and standard deviations (SD) between the school sample and the clinical subsample with personality disorders (PD) and associated effect size d
| M (SD) N = 305school | M (SD) N = 20clin-PD | Effect size d* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIDA total score: |
65.87 (26.26) |
129.75 (32.57) |
d = 2.17 |
|
Identity Diffusion |
|
|
|
|
1. Discontinuity |
27.72 (11.49) |
56.20 (14.74) |
d = 2.17 |
| 1.1 attributes |
12.95 (5.29) |
20.75 (7.16) |
d = 1.25 |
| 1.2 relationships |
6.48 (4.78) |
19.65 (6.82) |
d = 2.27 |
| 1.3 emotional self refl. |
8.30 (4.57) |
15.80 (5.95) |
d = 1.43 |
|
2. Incoherence |
38.15 (16.85) |
73.55 (19.65) |
d = 1.94 |
| 2.1 consistent self |
12.65 (7.09) |
30.95 (7.20) |
d = 2.56 |
| 2.2 autonomy |
15.21 (7.37) |
24.30 (10.04) |
d = 1.04 |
| 2.3 cognitive self-refl. | 10.29 (5.14) | 18.30 (6.82) | d = 1.34 |
* = Significance of all score differences were p < .001.