Table 2.
PID-5 descriptive statistics for PID-5 domains and facets and comparisons between transgender and cisgender women and transgender and cisgender men.
| PID-5 Domains and Facets | Transmen (TM) (n = 47) |
Cisgender Men (CisM) 1 | t | Statistical Comparison |
Transwomen (TW) (n = 40) |
Cisgender Women (CisW) 1 |
t | Statistical Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean | Mean (SD) | Mean | |||||
| Negative Affectivity | 0.85 (0.52) | 0.93 | −1.11 | 0.75 (0.46) | 1.04 | −3.94 ** | CisW > TW | |
| Emotional Lability | 1.12 (0.88) | 0.97 | 1.16 | 0.98 (0.70) | 1.17 | −1.73 | ||
| Anxiousness | 1.17 (0.71) | 1.04 | 1.32 | 1.01 (0.60) | 1.14 | −1.30 | ||
| Separation Insecurity | 0.77 (0.77) | 0.80 | −0.25 | 0.75 (0.67) | 0.82 | −0.66 | ||
| Submissiveness | 0.54 (0.63) | 0.70 | −1.77 | 0.34 (0.47) | 0.71 | −4.96 ** | CisW > TW | |
| Hostility | 0.81 (0.69) | 0.97 | −1.69 | 0.82 (0.62) | 0.90 | −0.86 | ||
| Perseveration | 0.81 (0.52) | 0.94 | −1.74 | 0.69 (0.51) | 0.96 | −3.35 * | CisW > TW | |
| Restricted Affectivity | 0.73 (0.59) | 0.99 | −2.97 * | CisM > TM | 0.69 (0.53) | 0.80 | −1.26 | |
| Detachment | 0.86 (0.48) | 0.85 | 0.25 | 0.75 (0.44) | 0.78 | −0.54 | ||
| Withdrawal | 0.96 (0.63) | 0.79 | 1.90 | 0.74 (0.61) | 0.69 | 0.56 | ||
| Intimacy Avoidance | 0.54 (0.59) | 0.82 | −3.22 * | CisM > TM | 0.66 (0.69) | 0.78 | −1.11 | |
| Anhedonia | 1.01 (0.64) | 0.93 | 0.81 | 0.82 (0.60) | 0.89 | −0.67 | ||
| Depressivity | 0.79 (0.68) | 0.56 | 2.28 | CisM < TM | 0.53 (0.52) | 0.53 | 0.09 | |
| Suspiciousness | 1.01 (0.54) | 1.05 | −1.07 | 0.98 (0.41) | 0.99 | −0.23 | ||
| Antagonism | 0.37 (0.28) | 0.67 | −7.19 ** | CisM > TM | 0.58 (0.44) | 0.55 | 0.37 | |
| Manipulativeness | 0.33 (0.47) | 0.65 | −4.74 ** | CisM > TM | 0.61 (0.56) | 0.55 | 0.68 | |
| Deceitfulness | 0.28 (0.24) | 0.68 | −11.56 ** | CisM > TM | 0.40 (0.39) | 0.55 | −2.52 | |
| Grandiosity | 0.26 (0.35) | 0.67 | −8.19 ** | CisM > TM | 0.50 (0.54) | 0.55 | −0.67 | |
| Attention Seeking | 0.70 (0.57) | 0.90 | −2.42 | 1.01 (0.78) | 0.84 | 1.38 | ||
| Callousness | 0.28 (0.27) | 0.61 | −8.38 ** | CisM > TM | 0.37 (0.36) | 0.43 | −1.04 | |
| Disinhibition | 0.77 (0.40) | 0.87 | −1.82 | 0.76 (0.36) | 0.82 | −0.98 | ||
| Irresponsibility | 0.43 (0.42) | 0.72 | −4.68 ** | CisM > TM | 0.51 (0.35) | 0.62 | −1.98 | |
| Impulsivity | 0.75 (0.72) | 1.05 | −2.87 * | CisM > TM | 0.70 (0.57) | 1.05 | −3.80 ** | CisW > TW |
| Distractibility | 0.72 (0.65) | 0.85 | −1.44 | 0.65 (0.63) | 0.79 | −1.33 | ||
| Risk Taking | 1.05 (0.48) | 1.10 | −0.69 | 0.90 (0.42) | 1.02 | −1.79 | ||
| Rigid Perfectionism | 0.89 (0.63) | 1.15 | −2.81 * | CisM > TM | 1.05 (0.51) | 1.12 | −0.85 | |
| Psychoticism | 0.57 (0.53) | 0.67 | −1.23 | 0.46 (0.40) | 0.64 | −2.83 * | CisW > TW | |
| Unusual Beliefs and Experiences | 0.50 (0.52) | 0.61 | −1.44 | 0.39 (0.41) | 0.63 | −3.66 ** | CisW > TW | |
| Eccentricity | 0.75 (0.79) | 0.86 | −0.98 | 0.64 (0.63) | 0.76 | −1.22 | ||
| Cognitive and Perceptual Disregulation | 0.47 (0.50) | 0.53 | −0.88 | 0.34 (0.35) | 0.53 | −3.34 * | CisW > TW |
1 Data derived from the normative sample of the validation study of Italian version of the PID-5 [51]. * p < 0.01; ** p < 0.001.