Table 2 Pleasant touch perception in participants with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and healthy controls (HC)

M (SD)

M (SD)

Mdn (IQR)

Mdn (IQR)

Valence

−4.50 (41.56)

56.85 (39.78)

t(48) = −5.33, p < .001

−17.58 (59.29)

65.83 (53.54)

Intensity

54.58 (17.30)

74.64 (19.15)

U = 126.00, z = −3.62, p < .001

55.67 (20.87)

74.67 (30.21)

 Roughness

27.80 (16.53)

13.49 (11.33)

U = 128.00, z = −3.58, p_Bonf = .002

22.31 (31.72)

9.50 (13.63)

 Slip

14.08 (16.03)

7.22 (9.83)

U = 216.00, z = −1.89, p_Bonf = .349

6.08 (21.83)

1.67 (13.00)

 Firmness

23.44 (14.57)

9.15 (11.93)

U = 121.50, z = −3.71, p_Bonf = .001

24.70 (22.00)

5.90 (11.30)

 Pile

47.13 (19.83)

57.37 (25.79)

U = 215.00, z = −1.89, p_Bonf = .354

43.33 (24.33)

62.00 (38.42)

 Comfort

36.81 (19.88)

64.22 (19.88)

t(48) = −4.87, p_Bonf < .001

37.78 (30.89)

67.33 (22.69)

 Arousal

22.72 (16.99)

35.45 (20.19)

t(48) = −2.41, p_Bonf = .119

19.25 (31.25)

38.19 (27.56)