Table 2.
Between-Profile Comparisons on Sociodemographic, Diagnostic, and Clinical Variables (N = 211)
| Sociodemographic, diagnostic, and clinical variables | Borderline traits (n = 38) | Moderate pathology with Impulsivity (n = 45) | Moderate pathology with Identity problems and Depressivity (n = 51) | Severe pathology (n = 77) |
H or χ2 |
Post-hoc comparisonsa following a significant Kruskall-Wallis test, or Fisher Exact Test for χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbid ASPD (AMPD) | Yes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13.30** | 1 < 4* |
| No | 38 | 44 | 51 | 68 | 3 < 4* | ||
| Comorbid OCPD (AMPD) | Yes | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12.70** | 1 < 4* |
| No | 38 | 43 | 49 | 67 | |||
| Comorbid SZPD (AMPD) | Yes | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 8.67* | 1 < 4* |
| No | 36 | 41 | 46 | 57 | 2 < 4* | ||
| 3 < 4* | |||||||
| BSL-23 | M (Raw/z) | 1.68/−.77 | 1.95/−.43 | 2.60/.40 | 2.58/.37 | 51.34*** | 1 < 3***,4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | .54/.68 | .77/.98 | .56/.71 | .79/1.00 | 2 < 3***,4*** | ||
| MR | 57.84 | 79.53 | 131.63 | 128.26 | |||
| SIFS Global Score | M (Raw/z) | 1.56/−1.06 | 1.74/−.69 | 2.17/.15 | 2.51/.83 | 124.21*** | 1 < 3***,4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | .36/.72 | .30/.59 | .29/.58 | .37/.73 | 2 < 3***,4*** | ||
| MR | 42.26 | 59.50 | 116.57 | 157.63 | 3 < 4** | ||
| Number of BPD AMPD borderline facets | M (Raw/z) | 2.34/−1.00 | 3.24/−.37 | 3.41/−.26 | 5.06/.88 | 108.81*** | 1 < 2**, 3**,4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | .53/.37 | 1.11/.77 | 1.04/.72 | 1.12/.77 | 2 < 4*** | ||
| MR | 43.20 | 84.80 | 92.76 | 158.15 | 3 < 4*** | ||
| IRI Perspective-takingb | M (Raw/z) | 5.21/.52 | 4.81/.23 | 4.70/.15 | 3.67/−.59 | 19.60*** | 1 > 4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | .85/.61 | .83/.60 | 1.36/.99 | 1.57/1.13 | 2 > 4* | ||
| MR | 70.85 | 58.95 | 57.11 | 36.10 | 3 > 4* | ||
| IRI Empathic concernb | M (Raw/z) | 5.70/.22 | 5.21/−.21 | 5.88/.38 | 5.08/−.33 | 9.61* | 3 > 4* |
| SD (Raw/z) | .95/.85 | 1.08/.97 | .90/.81 | 1.27/1.13 | |||
| MR | 59.83 | 46.17 | 65.36 | 44.04 | |||
| BPAQ-SF Physical | M (Raw/z) | 1.58/−.68 | 2.83/.07 | 2.03/−.41 | 3.57/.57 | 52.87*** | 1 < 2**, 4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | .85/.51 | 1.50/.89 | 1.28/.76 | 1.77/1.06 | 3 < 4*** | ||
| MR | 61.93 | 113.76 | 81.45 | 139.67 | |||
| BPAQ-SF Verbal | M (Raw/z) | 2.32/−.59 | 3.03/−.00 | 2.49/−.45 | 3.76/.59 | 49.42*** | 1 < 2*, 4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | 1.12/.91 | .89/.72 | 1.03/.83 | 1.20/.97 | 2 < 4*** | ||
| MR | 68.64 | 109.09 | 78.89 | 140.58 | 3 < 4*** | ||
| BPAQ-SF Anger | M (Raw/z) | 2.74/−.91 | 3.80/−.16 | 3.71/−.22 | 4.98/.68 | 72.44*** | 1 < 2*, 3*, 4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | 1.22/.87 | 1.33/.94 | 1.19/.84 | .99/.70 | 2 < 4*** | ||
| MR | 53.78 | 94.94 | 89.77 | 149.23 | 3 < 4*** | ||
| BPAQ-SF Hostility | M (Raw/z) | 3.32/−.64 | 3.51/−.48 | 4.10/−.03 | 4.96/.62 | 57.02*** | 1 < 3*, 4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | 1.28/.98 | 1.15/.88 | 1.28/.98 | .92/.70 | 2 < 4*** | ||
| MR | 68.49 | 74.59 | 103.86 | 144.29 | 3 < 4** | ||
| BPAQ-SF Trait | M (Raw/z) | 2.49/−.91 | 3.29/−.17 | 3.08/−.36 | 4.34/.79 | 88.20*** | 1 < 2**, 4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | .75/.69 | .80/.74 | .87/.80 | .88/.81 | 2 < 4*** | ||
| MR | 49.98 | 96.72 | 83.33 | 154.16 | 3 < 4*** | ||
| BIS-11 Motor | M (Raw/z) | 1.85/−1.05 | 2.35/−.11 | 2.31/−.19 | 2.79/.71 | 86.70*** | 1 < 2***, 3***, 4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | .30/.56 | .44/.83 | .47/.87 | .42/.79 | 2 < 4*** | ||
| MR | 39.71 | 98.17 | 96.21 | 149.78 | 3 < 4*** | ||
| BIS-11 Attentional | M (Raw/z) | 2.26/−.77 | 2.49/−.31 | 2.63/−.01 | 2.92/.57 | 51.94*** | 1 < 3**, 4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | .42/.86 | .50/1.02 | .42/.86 | .40/.80 | 2 < 4*** | ||
| MR | 60.93 | 85.13 | 104.80 | 141.23 | 3 < 4** | ||
| BIS-11 Nonplanning | M (Raw/z) | 2.24/−.75 | 2.64/.04 | 2.53/−.17 | 2.85/.45 | 37.02*** | 1 < 2**, 4*** |
| SD (Raw/z) | .50/.98 | .42/.82 | .44/.87 | .48/.95 | 3 < 4** | ||
| MR | 61.90 | 107.40 | 96.15 | 133.52 | |||
| File-rated aggressionc | M (Raw/z) | .36/−.38 | .85/.21 | .41/−.32 | .92/.30 | 16.92** | 1 < 4** |
| SD (Raw/z) | .66/.82 | .93/1.15 | .69/.85 | .80/.98 | 3 < 4** | ||
| MR | 66.89 | 92.01 | 70.28 | 99.41 |
Note. aTwo-tailed, using Bonferroni’s correction for multiple comparisons. bHigher scores denote better functioning. For all other variables, higher scores denote more severe pathology. cn = 166. ASPD Antisocial Personality disorder, OCPD Obsessive-compulsive Personality disorder, SZPD Schizotypal Personality disorder, AMPD Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders, BPD Borderline personality disorder, SIFS Self and Interpersonal Functioning Scale, BSL-23 23-item Borderline Symptoms List, IRI Interpersonal Reactivity Index, BPAQ-SF 12-item version of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, BIS-11 Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, MR Mean rank. Only variables with statistically significant differences among profiles are shown
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001