Table 3 Frequency and z-Test of Proportions between TS youth and Control Groups in Personality Traits with Positive and Negative Impact on Friendship
From: Factors impacting the quality of peer relationships of youth with Tourette’s syndrome
Personality Trait With Positive Impact | Group | Test of Difference in Proportions (two-tailed) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
TS Group | Control Group | z | p | |
n = 86 | n = 92 | |||
n (%) | n (%) | |||
High Extraversion | 48 (56) | 84 (91) | 5.77 | < .001 |
Low Neuroticism | 9 (11) | 45 (49) | 6.18 | < .001 |
High Agreeableness | 24 (28) | 42 (46) | 2.48 | .01 |
High Openness | 15 (17) | 15 (16) | 0.19 | .85 |
High Conscientiousness | 0 | 2 (2) | 1.40 | .16 |
Personality Trait With Negative Impact | ||||
Extraversion | 8 (19) | 1 (1) | 4.12 | < .001 |
Introversion | 10 (12) | 12 (13) | 0.28 | .77 |
High Neuroticism | 25 (29) | 1 (1) | 5.55 | < .001 |
Agreeableness | 0 | 1 (1) | 1.01 | .31 |
Low Agreeableness | 12 (14) | 2 (2) | 2.89 | .004 |
Low Openness | 0 | 5 (7.7 %) | ||
Conscientiousness | 0 | 4 (4) | 2.02 | .04 |
Low Conscientiousness | 0 | 3 (3) | 1.76 | .08 |