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Table 2 Sample clinical characteristics at baseline and at one-year follow-up

From: Correction to: Maternal personality disorder symptoms in primary health care: associations with mother–toddler interactions at one-year follow-up

Baseline

Follow up

 
 

All participants

Attrition group

Remaining group

Personality disorder symptoms

n

mean

sd

n

mean

sd

n

mean

sd

n

mean

sd

cut off (diagnosis)

n (%) with symptoms over cut off

Scale range

Avoidant

122

1.93

1.95

28

2.29

2.56

94

1.82

1.85

≥ 4

26 (21.3)

0–7

Dependent

122

1.81

1.88

28

2.61 ***

2.39

94

1.57 ***

1.64

≥ 5

13 (10.7)

0–9

Obsessive-compulsive

122

3.88

1.74

28

4.00

1.89

94

3.84

1.70

≥ 4

69 (56.6)

0–9

Paranoid

122

1.34

1.60

28

2.04 ***

2.03

94

1.14 ***

1.40

≥ 4

8 (6.6)

0–8

Schizoid

122

0.73

0.97

28

0.68

0.86

94

0.75

1.00

≥ 4

1 (0.8)

0–8

Schizotypal

122

0.41

1.66

28

2.04

1.88

94

1.22

1.55

≥ 5

10 (8.2)

0–11

Antisocial

122

0.85

0.85

28

0.86

0.85

94

0.85

0.94

≥ 3

6 (4.9)

0–10

Borderline

122

2.48

2.15

28

3.61 ***

2.69

94

2.14 ***

1.85

≥ 5

19 (15.6)

0–17

Histrionic

122

1.25

1.22

28

1.39

1.17

94

1.21

1.24

≥ 5

1 (0.8)

0–8

Narcissistic

122

0.86

1.05

28

1.29 **

1.33

94

0.73 **

0.87

≥ 5

1 (0.8)

0–10

Impairment and distress

122

0.66

1.03

28

0.80 *

1.26

94

0.63 *

0.96

≥ 2

20 (16.4)

0–5

Depressive symptoms

118

12.11

8.64

24

15.96 *

11.23

94

10.99 **

7.84

85

8.74 ***

7.05

0–63

EAS subscales

Maternal sensitivity

152

22.41

5.12

42

21.48

4.94

110

22.77

5.16

110

25.29 ***

3.92

7–29

Maternal structuring

152

23.26

4.50

42

22.38

4.29

110

23.60

4.55

110

25.90 ***

3.39

7–29

Maternal non-hostility

152

26.01

3.58

42

24.92 *

4.18

110

26.44 *

3.24

110

27.32 ***

2.50

7–29

Maternal non-intrusiveness

152

22.24

5.72

42

21.26

6.16

110

22.63

5.52

110

25.27 ***

4.34

7–29

Child responsiveness

152

22.66

5.36

42

21.59

5.06

110

23.07

5.43

110

25.70 ***

4.08

7–29

Child involvement

152

22.43

5.94

42

20.50

5.97

110

21.79

5.92

110

25.11 ***

4.71

7–29

  1. Maternal personality disorder symptoms measured with the DIP-Q (DSM IV and ICD-10 Personality Questionnaire)
  2. * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01, *** = p < 0.001 (independent samples t-tests of characteristics in attrition compared to remaining groups in baseline sample, and paired sample t-tests comparing characteristics of remaining and follow up groups)