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Table 3 Comparison of TCI-R dimensions between controls and schizophrenia patients by gender ( t -test)

From: Personality dimensions of schizophrenia patients compared to control subjects by gender and the relationship with illness severity

 

Males

Females

TCI-R Dimension

Controls

SCH

md

P-value

Controls

SCH

md

P-value

 

(N = 133)

(N = 110)

  

(N = 81)

(N = 51)

  

Novelty Seeking (NS)

94.2 ± 15.1

96.0 ± 15.9

1.8

0.368

95.4 ± 14.4

97.2 ± 15.2

1.8

0.496

Harm Avoidance (HA)

91.8 ± 15.2

107.0 ± 20.2

15.2

<0.0001

98.1 ± 17.2

105.9 ± 19.1

7.8

0.015

Reward Dependence (RD)

104.0 ± 15.5

98.8 ± 16.3

5.2

0.011

113.8 ± 12.5

102.3 ± 15.4

11.5

<0.0001

Persistence (P)

115.6 ± 18.2

111.8 ± 23.4

3.8

0.160

110.4 ± 20.4

112.9 ± 21.7

2.5

0.507

Self-directness (SD)

153.1 ± 18.1

130.0 ± 19.5

23.1

<0.0001

152.1 ± 21.5

130.7 ± 19.2

21.4

<0.0001

Cooperation (C)

141.0 ± 17.3

131.9 ± 16.0

9.1

<0.0001

145.9 ± 13.2

136.6 ± 16.7

9.3

0.001

Self-transcendence (ST)

64.6 ± 15.5

82.2 ± 22.1

17.6

<0.0001

65.9 ± 16.4

85.1 ± 16.6

19.2

<0.0001

  1. md: differences between means; SCH: schizophrenia.
  2. Data are given as the mean ± standard deviation. Mean differences above 10 points and p values lower or equal than 0.001 are highlighted in boldface.