Table 3.
Standardized regression weights (standard errors) of the mechanism (dysfunctional coping, functional coping, therapeutic alliance) and group, as well as the interaction between mechanism and group predicting the outcome variables (posttreatment borderline personality disorder and depression symptoms) examined in the exploratory analyses.
| Mechanism | Predictors | Week 3 | Week 6 | Week 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysfunctional Coping Skills | SCID-II-BPD | |||
| Dysfunctional Coping | .44 (.28) | .62 (.18)*** | −.04 (.44) | |
| Group | −.03 (.41) | .11 (.20) | −.79 (.34)* | |
| DC*Group | −.27 (.49) | −.37 (.28) | .84 (.57) | |
| LPI | ||||
| Dysfunctional Coping | .30 (.44) | .45 (.32) | .21 (.82) | |
| Group | −.02 (.59) | −.23 (.35) | −.59 (1.09) | |
| DC*Group | −.04 (.78) | .29 (.35) | .81 (1.59) | |
| SCL-Depression | ||||
| Dysfunctional Coping | .25 (.53) | .39 (.43) | −.14 (.22) | |
| Group | .21 (.58) | .10 (.49) | −.52 (.07)*** | |
| DC*Group | −.06 (.87) | .07 (.82) | .80 (.07)*** | |
| Functional Coping Skills | LPI | |||
| Functional Coping | .21 (.39) | −.21 (.08)* | −.26 (.35) | |
| Group | .35 (.54) | −.56 (.10)*** | −.67 (.72) | |
| FC*Group | −.39 (.68) | .69 (.06)*** | .86 (.78) | |
| Therapeutic Alliance | LPI | |||
| Therapeutic Alliance | .07 (.51) | .07 (.07) | ||
| Group | .47 (1.35) | .69 (.06)*** | ||
| TA*Group | −.41 (1.40) | −.66 (.07)*** | ||
| SCL-Depression | ||||
| Therapeutic Alliance | .16 (.11) | .05 (.10) | ||
| Group | .68 (.07)*** | .70 (.06)*** | ||
| TA*Group | −.57 (.10)*** | −.63 (.10)*** |
Note.
* =
p <.05;
*** =
p < .001;
SCID-II-BPD = Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II borderline personality disorder symptom count; LPI = Life Problems Inventory; SCL-Depression = Symptom Checklist 90 Revised Depression subscale; DC = Dysfunctional coping skills; FC = Functional coping skills; TA = Therapeutic alliance. Group (DBT = 1; PPT = 2).