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Table 4 Raw scores (mean .± S.D.) of personality constructs of three questionnaires referring respectively to gender and age groups.

From: Functioning styles of personality disorders and five-factor normal personality traits: a correlation study in Chinese students

 

Men (n = 265)

Women (n = 648)

ADULT (n = 574)

CHILD (n = 339)

The Parker Personality Measure

   Paranoid

25.2 ± 5.9

25.8 ± 5.8

25.5 ± 5.8

25.9 ± 5.8

   Schizoid

19.9 ± 4.2

20.2 ± 4.1

19.9 ± 4.1

20.6 ± 4.1

   Schizotypal

10.4 ± 3.7

10.4 ± 4.2

10.1 ± 4.3

10.8 ± 3.6b

   Antisocial

20.7 ± 6.1

20.5 ± 5.8

20.2 ± 5.8

21.2 ± 6.0

   Borderline

21.7 ± 6.8

23.9 ± 7.0a

22.6 ± 6.9

24.5 ± 7.1b

   Histrionic

13.3 ± 3.7

13.0 ± 3.4

13.2 ± 3.5

12.8 ± 3.4

   Narcissistic

18.1 ± 5.3

17.0 ± 5.0

17.6 ± 5.0

16.8 ± 5.2

   Avoidant

25.5 ± 7.1

27.2 ± 6.6a

26.3 ± 6.9

27.4 ± 6.6

   Dependent

22.4 ± 6.0

24.5 ± 6.7a

22.8 ± 6.3

25.6 ± 6.7b

   Obsessive-Compulsive

17.6 ± 4.0

17.9 ± 3.8

17.8 ± 4.0

17.9 ± 3.8

   Passive-Aggressive

21.7 ± 5.6

21.2 ± 5.5

21.1 ± 5.5

21.8 ± 5.5

The Five-Factor Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire

   Extraversion

29.4 ± 7.6

27.1 ± 6.7a

28.1 ± 7.1

27.3 ± 6.8

   Agreeableness

44.5 ± 5.9

45.6 ± 6.0

45.3 ± 6.1

45.3 ± 6.8

   Conscientiousness

37.2 ± 6.8

38.3 ± 6.1

38.2 ± 6.2

37.7 ± 6.4

   Openness to Experience

37.0 ± 6.6

36.7 ± 6.8

37.2 ± 6.6

36.1 ± 6.4

   Neuroticism

26.4 ± 7.1

31.9 ± 7.2a

30.0 ± 7.4

36.1 ± 6.9b

The Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire

   Impulsive Sensation Seeking

8.5 ± 3.3

8.7 ± 3.4

8.3 ± 3.3

9.2 ± 3.5b

   Neuroticism-Anxiety

7.4 ± 3.6

9.1 ± 3.7a

8.2 ± 3.8

9.3 ± 3.6b

   Aggression-Hostility

6.6 ± 2.9

6.9 ± 3.2

6.6 ± 3.0

7.1 ± 3.2

   Activity

8.3 ± 3.0

7.7 ± 3.2

8.1 ± 3.2

7.6 ± 3.1

   Sociability

8.9 ± 3.0

8.4 ± 3.0

8.3 ± 3.1

9.0 ± 2.9b

  1. Note: a, p < .05 vs. scores of men; b, p < .05 vs. scores of ADULT group. The Likert-type rating scales used in the Parker Personality Measure and the Five-Factor Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire were different from those used in the original designs.