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Table 2 Comparison of parenting stress and mental health variables between parents with high and low BPD features (N = 284)

From: Parenting stress and competence in borderline personality disorder is associated with mental health, trauma history, attachment and reflective capacity

Variables

M (SD)

F

p

ηp2

High BPD features (MSI-BPD)

N = 69

Low BPD features (MSI-BPD)

N = 215

PSI-4-SF Parenting stress

 Total Stress

110.46 (2.98)

87.94 (1.64)

45.99

<.001

.14

 Distress

42.86 (1.03)

31.30 (.58)

96.20

<.001

.25

 Difficult child

35.77 (1.13)

30.55 (.64)

16.27

<.001

.06

 Difficult relationship

31.84 (1.19)

26.09 (.67)

17.81

<.001

.06

PSOC Parenting competence

 Satisfaction

28.62 (.70)

34.18 (.40)

47.88

<.001

.15

 Efficacy

28.39 (.79)

35.60 (.45)

63.39

<.001

.18

PID-5-BF Personality disorder

 Severity

33.28 (1.05)

15.81 (.60)

208.78

<.001

.43

 Negative affect

10.03 (.37)

5.48 (.21)

112.96

<.001

.29

 Detachment

7.57 (.32)

3.47 (.18)

122.69

<.001

.30

 Antagonism

2.71 (.25)

1.77 (.14)

10.62

<.001

.04

 Disinhibition

5.71 (.31)

2.22 (.18)

93.88

<.001

.25

 Psychoticism

7.26 (.34)

2.87 (.19)

124.59

.001

.31

MHI-5 Psychological wellbeing

16.22 (.52)

22.29 (.29)

104.04

<.001

.27

CTQ-SF Trauma history

 Emotional abuse

15.75 (.70)

10.74 (.40)

38.68

<.001

.12

 Physical abuse

10.58 (.62)

8.44 (.35)

9.14

.003

.03

 Sexual abuse

10.29 (.66)

7.37 (.38)

14.69

<.001

.05

 Emotional neglect

16.09 (.46)

13.56 (.26)

23.00

<.001

.08

 Physical neglect

9.55 (.44)

7.43 (.25)

17.89

<.001

.06

RQ Attachment style

 Secure

2.96 (.21)

4.34 (.12)

32.36

<.001

.10

 Fearful

5.36 (.21)

3.61 (.12)

53.31

<.001

.16

 Preoccupied

4.26 (.20)

3.00 (.12)

29.30

<.001

.09

 Dismissing

4.10 (.21)

4.07 (.12)

.02

.896

.00

PFRQ Reflective capacity

 Non-mentalizing

2.77 (.10)

1.91 (.06)

59.77

<.001

.18

 Certainty about mental states

3.41 (.12)

3.78 (.07)

7.36

.007

.03

 Interest/curiosity in mental states

5.64 (.09)

5.81 (.05)

2.55

.112

.01

  1. Notes. PSI-4-SF Parenting Stress Index 4th Edition – Short Form, PSOC Parenting Sense of Competency Scale, PID-5-BF Personality Inventory for DSM-5 – Brief Form, MHI-5 Mental Health Inventory, CTQ-SF Childhood Trauma Questionnaire – Short Form, RQ Relationship Questionnaire, PRFQ Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire
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