Table 5.
ANCOVA analysis of group differences between the borderline and clinical comparison subjects as a function of attachment, mentalizing, internalizing and externalizing psychopathology, depression, borderline features, and impulsivity and self-harm
| ANCOVA test: Test of Between-subjects Effect | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | Type III Sum of Squares | df | F | p |
| RTSHIA (impulsivity and self-harm) | 3942.3 | 5 | 20.6 | 0.001 |
| BDI-Y (depression) | 4256.6 | 5 | 45.7 | 0.001 |
| RFQ-Y (mentalizing) | 81.7 | 5 | 83.8 | 0.001 |
| YSR-internalizing (internalizing pathology) | 6609.3 | 5 | 77.0 | 0.001 |
| YSR-externalizing (externalizing pathology) | 3511.5 | 5 | 51.8 | 0.001 |
| IPPA-Peer (attachment to peers) | 3690.4 | 5 | 98.7 | 0.001 |
| IPPA-Parent (attachment to parents) | 1739.7 | 5 | 22.8 | 0.001 |
| BPFS-C (Borderline features) | 22549.0 | 5 | 337.9 | 0.001 |
Note: BPFS-C The Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children, YSR The Youth Self-Report, RFQ-Y reflective function questionnaire for youth, IPPA inventory of parent and peer attachment, RTSHI risk-taking and self-harm inventory, BDI-Y Beck Depression Inventory for Youth