Table 3.

Descriptive Statistics by Diagnostic Subgroup

Assessment Method	BPD Participants	Non-BPD Participants
Symptom	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Immediate (N = 58 & 149)
1. Unstable Relationships	1.02 (.80)	.23(.42)
2. Abandonment	.88 (1.05)	.16(.44)
3. Unstable Affect	1.57 (1.03)	.48(.63)
4. Emptiness/Hollow	1.34 (.97)	.32(.63)
5. Unstable Identity	.87 (.82)	.18(.44)
6. Uncontrollable Anger	.81 (.79)	.23(.39)
7. Paranoid Ideation	.76 (.84)	.18(.36)
8. Suicide/Self-Harm	.15 (.23)	.02(.09)
9. Impulsivity	.82 (.78)	.24(.43)
Weekly (N=62 & 158)
1. Unstable Relationships	1.50 (1.19)	.51(.81)
2. Abandonment	1.47 (1.36)	.41(.82)
3. Unstable Affect	.66 (.88)	.22(.54)
4. Emptiness/Hollow	2.32 (1.43)	.84(1.13)
5. Unstable Identity	1.37 (1.25)	.34(.67)
6. Uncontrollable Anger	1.75 (1.49)	.49(.91)
7. Paranoid Ideation	1.50 (1.39)	.57(.86)
8. Suicide/Self-Harm	.20 (.56)	.02(.15)
9. Impulsivity	1.31 (1.22)	.64(.96)
Retrospective (N = 86 & 195)
1. Unstable Relationships	2.09 (1.01)	.59(.85)
2. Abandonment	1.65 (1.25)	.45(.79)
3. Unstable Affect	2.44 (.74)	.81(.97)
4. Emptiness/Hollow	1.71 (1.16)	.44(.72)
5. Unstable Identity	1.56 (1.29)	.14(.46)
6. Uncontrollable Anger	2.38 (.722)	1.17(1.00)
7. Paranoid Ideation	1.94 (1.37)	.58(1.10)
8. Suicide/Self-Harm	2.01 (1.18)	.45(.86)
9. Impulsivity	2.30 (.98)	1.2(1.13)