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Table 2 Sample characteristics (n=122)

From: Reliability and validity of the German version of the Structured Interview of Personality Organization (STIPO)

 

Mean (s.d.)

Age (years)

40.95 (14.61)

 

range: 18-70

 

n (%)

Gender

 Female

85 (69.7)

 Male

37 (30.3)

Education

 No compulsory school

1 (0.8)

 Compulsory school

8 (6.6)

 Apprenticeship/ vocational school

36 (29.5)

 High school

28 (23.0)

 A-level

33 (27.0)

 Academic

9 (7.4)

 Other

4 (3.3)

 Missing

3 (2.5)

Employment

 In occupational training

13 (10.7)

 Unemployed

30 (24.6)

 Part-time

19 (15.6)

 Full-time

32 (26.2)

 Homemaker

7 (5.7)

 Retired (due to disorder)

17 (13.9)

 Missing

4 (3.3)

Family status

 Single

36 (29.5)

 Unmarried with partner

16 (13.1)

 Married

44 (36.1)

 Divorced/ separated

18 (14.8)

 Widowed

3 (2.5)

 Missing values

5 (4.1)

Diagnoses on DSM-IV axis I*

n

 Substance abuse disorders

34

 Mood disorders

105

 Brief psychotic disorder

1

 Anxiety disorders

37

 Posttraumatic stress disorder

16

 Obsessive-compulsive disorder

6

 Somatoform disorders

12

 Eating disorders

11

 Other

10

Diagnoses on DSM-IV axis II (personality disorders)*

n

 Paranoid

14

 Schizoid

4

 Schizotypal

1

 Obsessive-compulsive

20

 Histrionic

4

 Dependent

14

 Antisocial

13

 Narcissistic

15

 Avoidant

23

 Borderline

36

 Depressive

8

 Passive-aggressive

3

STIPO level of personality organization

n (%)

 1 – normal

3 (2.5)

 2 – neurotic 1

20 (16.4)

 3 – neurotic 2

38 (31.1)

 4 – borderline 1

38 (31.1)

 5 – borderline 2

22 (18.0)

 6 – borderline 3

1 (0.8)

  1. *More than one diagnosis per patient included.