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Table 3 Means, Standard Errors (M SE ) on the STQ-77 scales and effects of Diagnosis (Major Depression (MD), Generalized Anxiety (GAD), Comorbid (Cmrb)) using factorial ANOVA (factors Diagnosis and Age) for temperament scores in groups aged 25–65

From: There is more to mental illness than negative affect: comprehensive temperament profiles in depression and generalized anxiety

STQ-77

MD N = 78

GAD N = 99

Cmrb N = 110

MD vs GAD

 

MD vs Cmrb

 

GAD vs Cmrb

 

Scales

M SE

M SE

M SE

F (1,173)

η 2

F (1,184)

η 2

F (1,205)

η 2

Motor-ph. Endurance

13.30 0.49

16.070.38

12.960.49

20.96***

.108

0.20

.001

23.19***

.101

Motor-ph. Tempo

13.26 0.47

16.150.38

13.600.45

16.23***

.086

0.31

.002

19.54***

.087

Sensation Seeking

12.67 0.34

13.550.34

12.550.38

2.17

.012

0.09

.000

2.90

.014

Social Endurance

15.27 0.41

15.900.37

13.140.43

0.84

.005

11.90**

.061

20.74***

.092

Social Tempo

14.74 0.44

15.100.32

13.600.40

0.07

.000

4.63*

.025

6.99**

.033

Empathy

16.67 0.35

16.100.35

15.480.39

1.08

.000

4.17*

.022

3.04

.014

Intellectual Endurance

15.43 0.42

15.890.35

13.370.37

0.04

.000

13.28***

.067

25.72***

.111

Plasticity

14.730.34

15.510.31

12.890.35

2.17

.006

12.94***

.065

27.46***

.118

Sensitivity to Probabilities

16.440.44

16.06029

15.360.32

0.42

.002

3.95*

.021

2.63

.012

Self-confidence

14.87 0.34

15.740.37

14.120.36

2.53

.014

1.90

.010

8.66**

.040

Impulsivity

15.62 0.38

15.420.41

17.340.35

0.04

.000

10.39**

.053

11.01***

.051

Neuroticism

16.440.39

17.550.33

17.810.32

4.75*

.027

7.58**

.040

0.26

.001

  1. Zeros at η2 values are omitted
  2. * - p < 0.05, ** - p < 0.01, *** - p < 0.001
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