Table 5.
Summary of Meta-Analytic Results for Associations Between Personality Disorders and Interpersonal Functioning in Specific Relationship Domains
| Personality disorder-relationship domain | k | N | r | ρ | 80% CrI | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paranoid | ||||||
| Parent–child relationship | 4 | 468 | .16 | .23 | .07, .40 | .05, .41 |
| Family relationship | 5 | 1,204 | .21 | .31 | .31, .31 | .24, .38 |
| Peer relationship | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romantic relationship | 9 | 2,959 | .07 | .09 | −.14, .32 | −.04, .22 |
| Schizoid | ||||||
| Parent–child relationship | 4 | 469 | .06 | .09 | .09, .09 | −.03, .21 |
| Family relationship | 5 | 1,204 | .12 | .18 | .18, .18 | .13, .22 |
| Peer relationship | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romantic relationship | 9 | 2,959 | .03 | .04 | −.09, .17 | −.04, .12 |
| Schizotypal | ||||||
| Parent–child relationship | 4 | 462 | .23 | .31 | .18, .44 | .15, .47 |
| Family relationship | 9 | 1,650 | .26 | .35 | .21, .49 | .25, .45 |
| Peer relationship | 6 | 8,339 | .39 | .51 | .51, .51 | .48, .54 |
| Romantic relationship | 12 | 4,893 | .02 | .03 | −.21, .27 | −.08, .14 |
| Antisocial | ||||||
| Parent–child relationship | 12 | 2,622 | .09 | .12 | .12, .12 | −.07, .17 |
| Family relationship | 22 | 9,593 | .17 | .23 | .06, .41 | .17, .30 |
| Peer relationship | 12 | 7,556 | .33 | .43 | .15, .99 | .17, .69 |
| Romantic relationship | 25 | 7,379 | .09 | .12 | −.02, .26 | .07, .17 |
| Borderline | ||||||
| Parent–child relationship | 14 | 1,646 | .17 | .22 | .15, .29 | .15, .29 |
| Family relationship | 11 | 3,432 | .25 | .34 | .25, .42 | .27, .40 |
| Peer relationship | 11 | 3,289 | .26 | .34 | .24, .43 | .27, .40 |
| Romantic relationship | 33 | 13,290 | .16 | .21 | .06, .48 | .14, .29 |
| Histrionic | ||||||
| Parent–child relationship | 4 | 469 | −.05 | −.07 | −.31, .17 | −.30, .16 |
| Family relationship | 4 | 1,119 | .12 | .19 | .01, .37 | .02, .35 |
| Peer relationship | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romantic relationship | 10 | 3,024 | −.07 | −.10 | −.43, .23 | −.27, .07 |
| Narcissistic | ||||||
| Parent–child relationship | 4 | 469 | .01 | .02 | .02, .02 | −.08, .11 |
| Family relationship | 4 | 1,119 | .09 | .13 | .13, .13 | −.04, .21 |
| Peer relationship | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romantic relationship | 13 | 3,413 | .09 | .13 | −.05, .30 | .04, .22 |
| Avoidant | ||||||
| Parent-child relationship | 5 | 723 | .14 | .19 | .13, .24 | .08, .29 |
| Family relationship | 5 | 1,374 | .14 | .20 | .20, .20 | .15, .24 |
| Peer relationship | 4 | 2,158 | .41 | .53 | .37, .70 | .39, .68 |
| Romantic relationship | 12 | 3,570 | −.01 | −.01 | −.17, .15 | −.09, .07 |
| Dependent | ||||||
| Parent–child relationship | 4 | 469 | .07 | .10 | .10, .10 | −.02, .21 |
| Family relationship | 4 | 1,120 | .17 | .24 | .15, .32 | .13, .34 |
| Peer relationship | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romantic relationship | 10 | 3,024 | −.10 | −.14 | −.51, .24 | −.32, .05 |
| Obsessive-Compulsive | ||||||
| Parent–child relationship | 5 | 719 | −.07 | −.10 | −.22, .03 | −.23, .04 |
| Family relationship | 5 | 1,370 | .04 | .06 | .06, .06 | −.04, .08 |
| Peer relationship | 1 | 250 | .04 | .06 | — | — |
| Romantic relationship | 11 | 3,448 | −.07 | −.10 | −.29, .10 | −.20, .01 |
Note. k = number of studies; N = total sample size; r = mean observed correlation; ρ = mean population effect size corrected for sampling error and measurement unreliability. ρs noted in bold indicate that the credibility and confidence intervals do not include zero. — indicates an insufficient number of studies to conduct meta-analysis.