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Table 3 Regressions of diagnosis, BPD severity, depression severity, sex, and age on ToM total correct responses and exceeding ToM errors

From: Psychopathology and Theory of Mind in patients with personality disorders

Predictors

ToM total

Exceeding ToM

β

B

CI 95%

β

B

CI 95%

Regression 1 (enter)

 Sex (0 = female, 1 = male)

-0.03

-0.37

[-2.49, 1.74]

0.16

1.31

[0.00, 2.62]

 Age in years

-0.23

-0.13

[-0.22, -0.05]

0.00

0.00

[-0.05, 0.05]

 BPD severity

-0.10

-0.25

[-0.59, 0.08]

0.16

0.23

[0.02, 0.44]

 BPD vs. MOPD diagnosis

0.10

1.18

[-0.74, 3.11]

0.06

0.43

[-0.76, 1.61]

Regression 2 (enter)

 Sex (0 = female, 1 = male)

-0.02

-0.22

[-2.35, 1.90]

0.17

1.39

[0.09, 2.68]

 Age in years

-0.21

-0.12

[-0.21, -0.04]

-0.01

-0.00

[-0.06, 0.05]

 Depression severity

-0.14

-0.15

[-0.29, -0.01]

0.18

0.12

[0.03, 0.21]

 

 BPD vs. MOPD diagnosis

0.08

0.95

[-0.96, 2.86]

0.09

0.65

[-0.51, 1.81]

Regression 3 (enter)

 Sex (0 = female, 1 = male)

-0.02

-0.34

[-2.45, 1.77]

0.15

1.29

[-0.01, 2.59]

 Age in years

-0.22

-0.12

[-0.21, -0.04]

-0.02

-0.01

[-0.06, 0.05]

 BPD severity

-0.05

-0.13

[-0.49, 0.24]

0.10

0.15

[-0.07, 0.38]

 Depression severity

-0.13

-0.14

[-0.29, 0.02]

0.13

0.08

[-0.01, 0.18]

 BPD vs. MOPD diagnosis

0.10

1.28

[-0.64, 3.20]

0.05

0.37

[-0.82, 1.55]

Regression 4 (stepwise)

 Age in years

-0.26

-0.15

[-0.23, -0.07]

not included

 Depression severity

-0.13

-0.14

[-0.28, -0.003]

0.17

0.11

[0.02, 0.20]

  1. Bold numbers are significant on a p = .05 level
  2. BPD Borderline personality disorder, MOPD Mixed and other personality disorders, ToM Theory of Mind, CI 95% 95% confidence interval