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Table 2 Personality organization in the different groups of anxiety disorders (n = 113)

From: Personality functioning in anxiety disorders

 

Phobias

(n = 28)

Panic disorder

(n = 47)

GAD

(n = 22)

Controls

(n = 16)

ANOVA

(including controls)

ANOVA

(without controls)

Mean (s.d.)

Mean (s.d.)

Mean (s.d.)

Mean (s.d.)

F

df

p a

F

df

p a

STIPO dimensions

 Identity

2.79 (±0.83)

2.62 (±0.85)

2.64 (±0.95)

1.25 (±0.45)

13.88

3

<.001

0.35

3

.70

 Object relations

2.68 (±0.86)

2.51 (±0.98)

2.45 (±0.91)

1.44 (±0.63)

7.34

3

<.001

0.43

3

.66

 Primitve defenses

2.86 (±0.85)

2.70 (±0.98)

2.77 (±0.92)

1.19 (±0.40)

15.01

3

<.001

0.27

3

.78

 Coping/ rigidity

3.43 (±0.69)

3.04 (±0.81)

3.36 (±0.79)

1.56 (±0.51)

25.03

3

<.001

2.65

3

.08

 Aggression

1.89 (±0.88)

2.09 (±0.91)

2.05 (±1.09)

1.00 (±0.00)

6.53

3

<.001

0.38

3

.69

 Moral values

1.61 (±0.69)

1.60 (±0.71)

1.68 (±0.95)

1.19 (±0.54)

1.64

3

.19

0.10

3

.91

 Reality testing and perceptual distortions

2.04 (±1.04)

2.26 (±1.01)

1.86(±1.04)

1.13 (±0.34)

5.66

3

.001

1.18

3

.31

 Total score

3.68 (±0.95)

3.60 (±1.04)

3.55 (0.96)

1.50 (±0.63)

22.52

3

<.001

0.12

3

.89

  1. GAD generalized anxiety disorder, ANOVA analysis of variance, STIPO Structured Interview for Personality Organization
  2. aBonferroni corrected, level of significance p < 0.006