Table 7.
TCI: psychiatric (Ψ) versus non-psychiatric (Ψ–) group
| TCI comparisons (ANOVA) | Ψ–
|
Ψ
|
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Mean | ||
| HA | 15.12 | 20.89 | <0.001 |
| RD | 14.18 | 14.03 | NS |
| NS | 16.85 | 16.97 | NS |
| P | 4.62 | 4.13 | NS |
| SD | 33.39 | 27.97 | <0.001 |
| C | 30.91 | 29.07 | NS |
| ST | 14.06 | 14.71 | Ns |
Notes: Ψ, patients with psychiatric comorbidity; Ψ–, patients without psychiatric comorbidity.
Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; C, cooperativeness; HA, harm avoidance; NS, novelty seeking; P, persistence; RD, reward dependence; SD, self directiveness; ST, self-transcendence; TCI, Temperament and Character Inventory.