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Table 3 Means, standard deviations and statistical comparisons of traits attributed to the three diagnoses

From: The attitudes of psychiatric hospital staff toward hospitalization and treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder

Trait

BPD

MDD

GAD

Statistical tests

Selfish

4.19 (1.06)

3.94 (1.29)

4.31 (1.25)

F(2,531) =4.67**, η2 = .02

Manipulative

4.36 (1.20)

4.14 (1.35)

4.55 (1.42)

F(2,531) =4.40*, η2 = .02

Dramatic

4.79 (1.31)

4.52 (1.29)

4.93 (1.29)

F(2,531) =4.69**, η2 = .02

Passive

3.66 (1.41)

3.87 (1.31)

3.54 (1.20)

F(2,531) =3.13*, η2 = .01

  1. Note. BPD=Borderline personality disorder; MDD=Major depressive disorder; GAD=Generalized anxiety disorder; Standard deviations are presented in parentheses; *p < .05, **p < .01.