TABLE 1.
Comparison of AN, BPD, AN+BPD, PC and HC in terms of MASC and CET
| HC (1) M (SD) | BPD (2) M (SD) | AN (3) M (SD) | AN+BPD (4) M (SD) | PC (5) M (SD) | Kruskal Wallis H | p | Post hoc (adjusted p = 0.008) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASC Correct answer | 33.22(4.151) | 32.14(4.828) | 33.31(4.750) | 32.78(4.536) | 32.93(4.615) | 2.872 | .580 | |
| MASC Hypermentalizing | 6.17(2.857) | 7.62(3.440) | 7.19(3.878) | 8.03(4.116) | 7.36(3.484) | 14.007 | .007 | 2 > 1; 5 > 1 |
| MASC Hypomentalizing | 3.69(2.618) | 3.25(2.072) | 2.86(1.933) | 2.94(2.083) | 3.04(2.013) | 5.720 | .221 | |
| MASC No mentalizing | 1.91(1.635) | 1.99(1.811) | 1.64(1.428) | 1.25(1.273) | 1.67(1.517) | 6.904 | .141 | |
| CET | 20.93 (2.550) | 20.59(2.915) | 21.32(1.959) | 20.95(2.280) | 20.75(2.417) | 2.080 | .721 | |
| N | 129 | 101 | 44 | 48 | 163 |
Note. HC = Healthy Control; BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder; AN = Anorexia Nervosa; PC = Psychiatric Control; M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation; MASC = Movie Assessment for Social Cognition; CET = Children’s eye test.