Table 2. Differences between intensity of psychopathological symptoms in the three clusters.
SCL-90 scales | Cluster I Emotional-avoidant | Cluster II Mixed coping | Cluster III Task oriented | ANOVA | Clus. I–I | Clus. I–III | Clus. II–III | ||||
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M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F | p | p | p | p | |
Somatization | 15.70 | 9.77 | 10.21 | 7.35 | 9.39 | 8.14 | 6.18 | .003 | 0.02 | .01 | n.i. |
Obsessive- compulsive | 19.05 | 6.55 | 16.30 | 5.43 | 13.33 | 6.57 | 7.84 | .001 | ns | .01 | ns |
Interpersonal sensitivity | 14.47 | 7.10 | 12.39 | 6.87 | 9.67 | 7.45 | 4.22 | .017 | ns | .01 | ns |
Depression | 22.91 | 9.03 | 19.06 | 8.57 | 15.42 | 10.05 | 6.20 | .003 | ns | .01 | ns |
Anxiety | 17.16 | 7.63 | 12.64 | 6.64 | 10.67 | 7.82 | 7.79 | .001 | .02 | .01 | ns |
Hostility | 7.42 | 4.27 | 7.48 | 5.19 | 4.85 | 4.22 | 3.75 | .027 | ns | .05 | .05 |
Phobic anxiety | 6.28 | 5.16 | 5.61 | 5.57 | 3.39 | 4.84 | 3.02 | .053 | ns | .05 | ns |
Paranoid ideation | 10.95 | 4.18 | 10.03 | 7.40 | 8.27 | 4.79 | 2.23 | .112 | – | - | – |
Psychoticism | 11.65 | 6.09 | 9.58 | 5.42 | 6.12 | 4.35 | 9.80 | .001 | ns | .01 | .03 |
Poor appetite | 1.33 | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 0.97 | 1.26 | 0.95 | .392 | – | – | – |
Overeating | 1.19 | 1.10 | 2.39 | 7.55 | 0.76 | 1.06 | 1.33 | .268 | – | – | – |
Trouble falling asleep | 2.21 | 1.41 | 1.70 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.54 | 3.46 | .035 | ns | .03 | ns |
Awaking in the early morning | 2.23 | 1.25 | 1.88 | 1.41 | 1.61 | 1.41 | 2.05 | .133 | – | – | – |
Restless/interrupted sleep | 2.09 | 1.23 | 1.58 | 1.23 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 3.28 | .041 | ns | .04 | ns |
Thoughts of death / dying | 0.93 | 1.22 | 1.70 | 5.73 | 0.61 | 1.09 | 0.96 | .385 | – | – | – |
Feeling of guilt | 2.53 | 1.28 | 2.27 | 1.15 | 1.67 | 1.24 | 4.75 | .011 | ns | .01 | ns |