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Table 3 Descriptive and Test Statistics for Changes in All Outcome Variables from Time 1 to Time 2

From: Implementation of brief dialectical behavior therapy skills training among borderline personality disorder patients in Malaysia: feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes

Variable

Time 1

M (SD)

Time 2

M (SD)

Z

p

Effect Size

(r)

PAI-BOR Total

52.59 (9.55)

47.00 (9.29)

−2.84

.004

.65

DSHI Frequency

13.50 (15.46)

5.82 (6.03)

−2.10

.036

.48

DSHI Types

2.75 (2.02)

1.95 (1.68)

−2.20

.028

.50

PHQ-9 Total

22.05 (5.32)

16.21 (7.36)

−3.22

.001

.74

PHQ-9 Suicidal Ideation

2.50 (.89)

1.63 (1.26)

−2.35

.019

.54

DASS-Anxiety

14.35 (5.46)

11.63 (6.16)

−1.71

.088

.39

DASS-Stress

16.30 (4.05)

11.11 (5.76)

−3.42

.001

.78

DERS Total

66.75 (11.20)

56.79 (15.16)

−2.90

.004

.67

SCS Total

56.75 (15.75)

69.53 (15.42)

3.35

.001

.77

PWI Total

24.00 (14.16)

36.00 (14.26)

3.12

.002

.72

  1. Notes: PAI-BOR Personality Assessment Inventory – Borderline Subscale, DSHI Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire- 9, DASS Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales, DERS Difficulties with Emotion Regulation Scale, SCS Self-Compassion Scale, PWI Personal Well Being Index