Table 2 Stepwise multiple regressions predicting the Parker Personality Measure styles with the Chinese Adjective Descriptors of Personality traits in the healthy controls and the personality disorders

Paranoid

.34

.53 (.31, .04) Unsocial**

.47

.47 (.23, .05) Emotional**

.14 (.06, .03) Emotional*

-.25 (-.17, .07) Agreeable*

.21 (.12, .06) Unsocial*

Schizoid

.23

.52 (.20, .03) Unsocial**

.05

-.26 (-.09, .04) Emotional*

-.15 (-.04, .02) Emotional*

Schizotypal

.41

.65 (.20, .02) Unsocial**

.26

.38 (.13, .04) Unsocial**

.27 (.07, .03) Emotional*

Antisocial

.49

.45 (.23, .03) Unsocial**

.39

.45 (.22, .05) Unsocial**

-.28 (-.13, .03) Agreeable**

-.37 (-.21, .06) Agreeable**

.33 (.13, .02) Intelligent**

.29 (.11, .04) Intelligent**

-.25 (-.10, .03) Conscientious**

.16 (.06, .02) Emotional**

Borderline

.43

.54 (.30, .03) Unsocial**

.26

.52 (.25, .05) Emotional**

.17 (.07, .02) Emotional**

-.14 (-.07, .03) Intelligent*

Histrionic

.32

.47 (.15, .02) Unsocial**

.18

.44 (.11, .03) Emotional**

.21 (.05, .02) Emotional**

Narcissistic

.38

.54 (.25, .03) Unsocial**

.14

.35 (.11, .04) Intelligent**

.36 (.13, .02) Intelligent**

.34 (.13, .05) Unsocial**

-.26 (-.12, .03) Agreeable**

Avoidant

.36

.60 (.35, .03) Unsocial**

.17

.43 (.22, .06) Unsocial**

Dependent

.39

.54 (.29, .03) Unsocial**

.15

.36 (.22, .06) Unsocial**

-.22 (-.09, .02) Conscientious**

Obsessive-Compulsive

.19

.48 (.16, .03) Conscientious**

.24

.57 (.17, .04) Conscientious**

.30 (.13, .03) Unsocial**

-.25 (-.06, .03) Intelligent*

-.20 (-.08, .03) Agreeable*

Passive-Aggressive

.36

.45 (.37, .06) Unsocial**

.21

.43 (.22, .06) Unsocial**

-.25 (-.11, .04) Agreeable*

.36 (.15, .05) Intelligent**

.24 (.09, .03) Intelligent*

-.25 (-.12, .06) Conscientious*

-.22 (-.09, .03) Conscientious**