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Table 2 Bivariate associations between predictors and multivariate outcome

From: Impact of personality functioning and pathological traits on mental wellbeing of older patients with personality disorders

Predictor

Multivariate outcome

Univariate outcomes

Mental wellbeing

Psychological distress

Positive mental health

Subjective health

Satisfaction with life

Pillai’s Trace

eta2

F

p

eta2

F

p

eta2

F

p

eta2

F

p

eta2

F

p

Patient characteristics

 Age

.04

1.32

.265

            

 Female sex

.01

0.49

.744

            

 Educational level

.04a

1.24

.275

            

 Number of chronic diseases

.09

3.12

.017

.04

5.45

.021

.03

3.79

.054

.08

11.66

.001

.04

6.26

.014

Comorbid mental disorders

 Depressive disorder

.02

0.49

.743

            

 Persistent DD

.05

1.74

.145

            

 Social anxiety disorder

.02

0.54

.706

            

 Panic disorder

.04

1.43

.228

     

.

      

 Agoraphobia

.02

0.80

.528

            

 Generalized anxiety disorder

.01

0.31

.868

            

 OCD

.06

2.15

.078

            

 PTSD

.08

2.74

.032

.08

11.04

.001

.04

 5.32

 .023

 .02

 2.38

 .126

 .02

 2.71

 .102

 Somatic symptom disorder

.01

0.18

.947

            

 Illness anxiety disorder

.04

1.48

.211

            

 Number of comorbid mental disorders

.12

4.28

.003

.11

16.87

.000

.06

8.88 

 .003

 .02

 2.76

 .099

 .02

 3.12

 .080

Personality disorders

 Avoidant PD

.03

1.04

.390

            

 Dependent PD

.02

0.72

.583

            

 Obsessive Compulsive PD

.03

1.15

.335

            

 Histrionic PD

.04

1.18

.322

            

 Narcissistic PD

.06

2.16

.077

            

 Borderline PD

.04

1.52

.200

            

 Antisocial PD

.03

1.06

.377

            

 Number of PDs

.02

0.70

.595

            

Personality functioning

 Self-control

.31

14.46

.000

.26

47.43

.000

.12

18.71

.000

.02

2.96

.088

.01

0.67

.417

 Identity integration

.50

31.60

.000

.37

76.53

.000

.43

98.69

.000

.12

17.94

.000

.14

21.65

.000

 Responsibility

.18

7.36

.000

.14

22.60

.000

.15

23.24

.000

.03

4.20

.042

.04

5.73

.018

 Relational capacities

.24

10.48

.000

.18

28.59

.000

.21

36.22

.000

.06

8.13

.005

.05

7.49

.007

 Social concordance

.21

8.55

.000

.18

28.07

.000

.08

11.08

.001

.02

2.11

.149

.00

0.26

.613

Personality traits

 Negative affect

.37

18.99

.000

.34

68.87

.000

.20

32.31

.000

.16

24.61

.000

.17

26.87

.000

 Detachment

.39

20.58

.000

.29

55.52

.000

.32

62.43

.000

.11

15.65

.000

.14

22.33

.000

 Antagonism

.09

3.34

.012

.05

6.78

.010

.02

2.64

.107

.00

0.09

.764

.00

0.59

.442

 Disinhibition

.33

16.16

.000

.27

49.65

.000

.15

23.59

.000

.02

3.17

.077

.01

0.77

.383

 Psychoticism

.25

10.52

.000

.22

38.45

.000

.09

13.71

.000

.02

2.16

.144

.02

2.03

.156

  1. aPillai’s trace = .072 and eta squared = .036