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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and correlations of childhood study variables with young adult BPD diagnosis

From: Developmental predictors of young adult borderline personality disorder: a prospective, longitudinal study of females with and without childhood ADHD

Variables of interest

No BPD (n = 182) M(SD)

BPD (n = 19) M(SD)

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1 BPD Diagnosis (W4 SCID)

-

-

0.17*a

0.11*

0.22*b

0.09*

0.06*

0.04*

0.13*

0.10*

0.04*

-0.04*

0.32*b

2 Impulsivity (W1 SNAP-HI Mom/Teach Report)

8.51(7.56)

12.89(7.96)

-

0.77b

0.42b

0.78b

0.48b

0.69b

0.54b

0.59b

0.18b

0.34b

0.24b

3 Inattention (W1 SNAP-IA Mom/Teach Report)

12.52(8.76)

15.68(8.61)

 

-

0.28b

0.72b

0.59b

0.49b

0.49b

0.46b

0.11

0.43b

0.15a

4 Low Executive Functioning (W1 RCFT)

0.28(0.18)

0.42(0.22)

  

-

0.4b

0.22b

0.33b

0.21b

0.32b

-0.01

0.15a

0.11

5 Externalizing (W1 CBCL Mom Report)

57.41(13.6)

61.74(13.60)

   

-

0.7b

0.63b

0.49b

0.57b

0.2b

0.49b

0.22b

6 Internalizing (W1 CBCL Mom Report)

55.03(12.61)

57.53(11.10)

    

-

0.39b

0.3b

0.37b

0.28b

0.47b

0.27b

7 Overt Aggression (W1 CSBS Mom/Teach Report)

6.35(3.2)

6.82(2.72)

     

-

0.63b

0.64b

0.19b

0.26b

0.22b

8 Relational Aggression (W1 CSBS Mom/Teach Report)

13.76(4.93)

15.89(5.69)

      

-

0.38b

0.04

0.28b

0.18a

9 Negative Nominations (W1 Peer Report)

0.34(0.48)

0.51(0.67)

       

-

0.11

0.23b

0.2b

10 Maternal Psychopathology (W1 BDI)

5.33(5.20)

6.03(6.99)

        

-

0.25b

0.17a

11 Maternal Parenting Stress due to Dysfunctional Interactions (W1 PSI-PCDI)

2.05 (0.77)

1.95(0.67)

         

-

0.04

12 Cumulative History of Childhood Adversity (W4 ACEs)

1.74(1.76)

3.84(2.63)

          

-

  1. BPD: Borderline Personality Disorder, W4: Wave 4, SCID: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM disorders, W1: Wave 1, SNAP: Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Questionnaire, HI: Hyperactivity/Impulsivity, IA: Inattention, RCFT: Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure Task, CBCL: Child Behavior Checklist, CSBS: Children’s Social Behavior Scale, BDI: Beck Depression Inventory, PSI: Parenting Stress Index, PCDI: Parent–Child Dysfunctional Interactions, ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale
  2. *Point Biserial Correlation
  3. a Correlation significant at 0.05 level
  4. b Correlation significant at 0.01 level