Table 1.
Differences in demographical and psychopathological measures between HC and BPD participants.
| HC (n = 20) | BPD (n = 21) | Test statistic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | p | ||
| Education | 2.00 | 0.367 | ||||
| Basic | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.05 | ||
| Intermediate | 5 | 0.25 | 8 | 0.38 | ||
| Advanced | 15 | 0.75 | 12 | 0.57 | ||
| M | SD | M | SD | F(1,39) | p | |
| Age | 26.81 | 4.89 | 26.21 | 6.12 | 0.12 | 0.731 |
| Intelligence (MWT-B-IQ) | 108.20 | 9.20 | 108.76 | 14.60 | 0.02 | 0.884 |
| Borderline personality (BSL-23) | 1.55 | 2.09 | 40.76 | 20.40 | 73.07*** | <0.001 |
| Attention deficit/Hyperactivity (ADHD-SR) | 1.95 | 1.70 | 22.24 | 9.29 | 92.24*** | <0.001 |
| Impulsivity (BIS-11) | 52.85 | 7.69 | 74.43 | 12.09 | 45.96*** | <0.001 |
| Anger (STAXI-T) | 13.50 | 2.48 | 26.43 | 7.49 | 53.93*** | <0.001 |
| Anxiety (STAI-T) | 29.25 | 4.81 | 61.43 | 12.62 | 114.06*** | <0.001 |
| Depression (BDI) | 2.20 | 2.93 | 30.76 | 14.29 | 76.77*** | <0.001 |
Note: HC, healthy control participants; BPD, borderline personality disorder participants; MWT-IQ, Multiple choice vocabulary test—Intelligence quotient (Lehrl et al., 1995); BSL-23, Borderline Symptom List 23 (Bohus et al., 2009); ADHD-SR, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder—Self Report Scale (Rösler et al., 2004); BIS-11, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Version 11 (Preuss et al., 2008); STAXI-T, State Trait Anger Expression Inventory—Trait Version (Schwenkmezger et al., 1992); STAI-T, State Trait Anxiety Inventory—Trait Version (Laux et al., 1981); BDI, Beck Depression Inventory (Hautzinger et al., 1995). ***p < 0.001.