Screening for personality disorder with the Standardised Assessment of Personality: Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS): further evidence of concurrent validity

Table 2 Multivariate associations between SAPAS scores and number of PD criteria by cluster (N = 52)

	A (odd-eccentric)		B (dramatic-erratic)		C (anxious-fearful)		Total PD
	Beta	T(44)	Beta	T(44)	Beta	T(44)	Beta	T(44)
SAPAS	0.42	**3.20	0.01	0.06	0.28	*2.54	0.26	*2.24
K6	0.02	0.15	0.12	0.67	0.30	*2.29	0.19	1.38
ADD	0.40	*2.37	-0.04	-0.18	0.19	1.31	0.20	1.29
Hyperactivity	0.08	0.59	0.46	**2.87	0.14	1.19	0.29	*2.37
OTI drug and alcohol use	0.02	0.20	-0.12	-0.88	-0.21	*-2.24	-0.14	-1.35
Gender	-0.17	-1.43	0.16	1.16	0.13	1.28	0.07	0.68
Age	0.09	0.78	0.04	0.32	-0.04	-0.44	0.03	0.30
Total R²adjusted for degrees of freedom	0.42		0.20		0.59		0.53
F(7,44)	***6.32		*2.79		***11.59		***9.25

Notes: Beta values represent association between SAPAS and number of criteria for personality disorder in cluster. K6: Kessler 6. ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder score. * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01.

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