Table 1.
Demographics and Test Scores
| MDD (n = 21) | Controls (n = 21) | W/X 2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Age | 37.29 (14.22) | 38.33 (12.92) | 212 | 0.84 |
| Gender (F/M) | 17/4 | 17/4 | 0 | 1 |
| Education | 3.57 (2.48) | 6.62 (3.49) | 82.5 | 0.0004 |
| IDS-SR | 32.43 (10.97) | 4.6 (3.22) | 420 | <0.0001 |
| HRSD | 23.29 (6.46) | 2.14 (2.08) | 441 | <0.0001 |
| STAI-Y2 | 54.95 (9.75) | 27.05 (4.87) | 420 | <0.0001 |
| EQ | 40.71 (10.77) | 49.57 (12.06) | 130.5 | 0.02 |
| ANPS seek | 21.95 (5.1) | 26.81 (4.12) | 102 | 0.003 |
| ANPS fear | 26.38 (7.62) | 16.67 (5.05) | 386.5 | <0.0001 |
| ANPS care | 25.14 (4.68) | 26.95 (7.45) | 197.5 | 0.57 |
| ANPS anger | 22 (6.65) | 16.71 (5.09) | 342.5 | 0.002 |
| ANPS play | 19.67 (5.96) | 27.81 (6.87) | 79.5 | 0.0004 |
| ANPS sadness | 25.05 (4.92) | 16.71 (2.26) | 415.5 | <0.0001 |
| ANPS spirituality | 18.81 (7.1) | 22.14 (5.8) | 150.5 | 0.08 |
| MSCEIT total score | 95.06 (15) | 107.99 (10.03) | 100 | 0.003 |
| MSCEIT experiential emotional intelligence | 98.41 (16.76) | 113.07 (9.66) | 93 | 0.001 |
| MSCEIT strategic emotional intelligence | 94.03 (10.4) | 100.76 (9.9) | 132 | 0.067 |
Education is shown as years post–high school.
ANPS, Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale (subscale dimensions include: seeking, fear, care, anger, playfulness, sadness, spirituality); EQ, Empathy Quotient; F, female; HRSD, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; IDS-SR, Inventory of Depressive Symptoms–Self Report; M, male; MDD, major depressive disorder; MSCEIT, Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (subscales include: Experiential and Strategic Emotional Intelligence); SD, standard deviation; STAI-Y2, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory–Y2; W/X 2, Wilcoxon rank sum tests and chi-square tests.