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Table 6 Cross-trait correlations

From: The role of sense of coherence and loneliness in borderline personality disorder traits: a longitudinal twin study

Variablea

Correlation with BPD traits

Phenotypic [95% CI]

rMZ [95% CI]

rDZ [95% CI]

SOC and LON 12–13 years

.25 [.18, .32]

.21 [.09, .33]

.10 [.00, .20]

SOC and LON 14–15 years

.33 [.27, .38]

.26 [.18, .35]

.09 [.02, .16]

SOC and LON 16–17 years

.37 [.33, .41]

.33 [.26, .40]

.11 [.05, .18]

SOC and LON 18 years

.45 [.40, .50]

.38 [.29, .45]

.19 [.12, .26]

  1. BPD traits borderline personality disorder traits, SOC sense of coherence, LON loneliness, Phenotypic correlation without considering twin-pair membership, rMZ cross-twin correlation between monozygotic twin pairs, rDZ cross-twin correlation between dizygotic twin pairs
  2. aPredicted scores for BPD traits derived from linear regression analyses, with SOC and LON at different ages as independent variables
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Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation

ISSN: 2051-6673