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Table 1 Means and standard deviations by BPF classification for age, current affect, and borderline personality scores

From: Exploration of emotion regulation experiences associated with borderline personality features in a non-clinical sample

 

Low BPF group

High BPF group

t-tests to compare groups

 

Mean

S.D

Mean

S.D

Age

25.88

6.69

23.08

7.10

t(27) = 1.09, p = .285

Positive affect

30.25

6.69

29.92

4.46

t(27) = .151, p=. 881

Negative affect

14.31

3.46

16.77

5.29

t(27) = 1.51, p = .144

PDQ-ASa

2.31

1.85

2.46

1.39

t(27) = .25, p = .806

PDQ-HSa

3.31

1.85

2.15

1.28

t(27) = 1.95, p = .062

PDQ-NSa

2.31

1.92

1.61

1.04

t(27) = .59, p = .558

PDQ-BORa

3.31

1.19

6.46

1.33

t(27) = 6.71, p < .01

PAI-BORb

34.40

6.91

48.62

7.84

t(27) = 5.17, p = < .01

  1. Note. a PDQ personality diagnostic questionnaire, AS anti-social scale, HS histrionic scale, NS narcissistic scale, BOR borderline scale. b PAI-BOR personality assessment inventory borderline scale