Table 7.

Differences in Big Five personality traits among the BD, atypical BD and simple anxiety groups

Variables	Typical points low/high	BD (n = 48) Mean ± SD	Atypical (n = 63) Mean ± SD	Anxiety (n = 111) Mean ± SD	F
Neuroticism	20.4/38.8	43.63 ± 6.50	43.81 ± 5.74	42.59 ± 6.78	0.291
Extraversion	26/42	31.81 ± 6.36	32.95 ± 4.79a	36.81 ± 4.74b	6.863**
Openness	32/47	42.31 ± 6.22	41.24 ± 6.13c	37.41 ± 5.06d	5.545**
Agreeableness	30/48	34.44 ± 2.89	33.76 ± 3.83e	39.51 ± 4.41f	17.593***
Conscientiousness	36/44	34.38 ± 4.05	35.67 ± 3.73g	39.32 ± 3.87h	11.472***

**P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001

^aThe anxiety group was significantly higher than the atypical group (P = 0.000). ^bThe anxiety group was significantly higher than the BD group (P = 0.000). ^cThe anxiety group was significantly lower than the atypical group (P = 0.000). ^dThe anxiety group was significantly lower than the BD group (P = 0.003). ^eThe anxiety group was significantly higher than the atypical group (P = 0.000). ^fThe anxiety group was significantly higher than the BD group (P = 0.000). ^gThe anxiety group was significantly higher than the atypical group (P = 0.000). ^hThe anxiety group was significantly higher than the BD group (P = 0.000)