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Table 3 Comparisons between groups on the PID5 domains and facets

From: DSM-5 personality trait facets amongst child molesters: an exploratory comparison with other types of offenders

  Sex crime against children (n = 91) Property crime (n = 25) Crime against the person (n = 51) F(2, 157) p-value η2
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
PID5 domains
 PID5 negative affectivity 1.165 0.675 1.107 0.635 1.192 0.706 0.125 0.883 0.002
 PID5 detachment 0.919 0.635 0.699 0.457 0.844 0.484 1.448 0.238 0.018
 PID5 antagonism 0.597 0.586 0.684 0.555 0.514 0.491 0.782 0.459 0.010
 PID5 disinhibition 0.895 0.713 0.863 0.455 0.715 0.527 0.771 0.464 0.010
 PID5 psychoticism 0.629 0.637 0.672 0.496 0.377 0.584 2.085 0.128 0.026
  Sex crime against children (n = 91) Property crime (n = 25) Crime against the person (n = 51) F(2, 157) p-value η2 Scheffé post-hoc test
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
PID5 facets
 PID5—restricted affectivity 0.86 0.60 0.45 0.53 0.96 0.62 6.13 0.003 0.073 Crime against the person > sex child crime > property crime
 PID5—anhedonia 0.81 0.57 0.72 0.49 0.83 0.46 0.38 0.68 0.005  
 PID5—separation insecurity 0.86 0.70 0.82 0.70 1.020 0.83 0.87 0.42 0.011  
 PID5—anxiousness 1.35 0.97 1.34 0.68 1.39 0.72 0.04 0.95 0.001  
 PID5—unusual beliefs and experiences 0.68 0.84 0.39 0.58 0.75 0.64 1.91 0.15 0.024  
 PID5—depressivity 0.81 0.83 0.88 0.69 0.75 0.59 0.26 0.76 0.003  
 PID5—perceptual dysregulation 0.49 0.65 0.33 0.51 0.60 0.61 1.58 0.20 0.020  
 PID5—distractibility 0.80 0.64 0.79 0.63 0.83 0.68 0.02 0.97 0.000  
 PID5—eccentricity 0.68 0.62 0.48 0.65 0.76 0.76 1.36 0.25 0.017  
 PID5—intimacy avoidance 0.85 1.04 0.46 0.49 0.68 0.63 1.99 0.14 0.025  
 PID5—grandiosity 0.60 0.56 0.59 0.63 0.80 0.77 1.73 0.17 0.022  
 PID5—impulsivity 0.90 0.77 0.84 0.89 0.97 0.78 0.23 0.78 0.003  
 PID5—deceitfulness 0.45 0.47 0.47 0.51 0.58 0.57 0.98 0.37 0.012  
 PID5—callousness 0.46 0.43 0.36 0.42 0.56 0.56 1.61 0.20 0.020  
 PID5—irresponsibility 0.72 0.59 0.41 0.36 0.61 0.48 3.27 0.04 0.040 Sex child crime > property crime
 PID5—emotional lability 1.07 0.71 1.19 0.81 1.22 0.86 0.63 0.53 0.008  
 PID5—manipulativeness 0.51 0.58 0.47 0.52 0.75 0.64 3.09 0.05 0.038  
 PID5—hostility 0.80 0.64 0.96 0.86 0.89 0.55 0.67 0.51 0.009  
 PID5—rigid perfectionism 1.25 0.65 1.27 0.86 1.28 0.74 0.02 0.97 0.000  
 PID5—perseveration 0.89 0.54 0.73 0.58 0.94 0.67 1.10 0.33 0.014  
 PID5—attention seeking 0.76 0.82 0.71 0.80 0.94 0.79 1.13 0.32 0.014  
 PID5—withdrawal 1.02 0.06 0.92 0.80 0.98 0.62 0.23 0.78 0.003  
 PID5—suspiciousness 1.20 0.63 1.18 0.62 1.19 0.61 0.01 0.98 0.000  
 PID5—submissiveness 0.74 0.69 0.81 0.76 0.86 0.70 0.50 0.60 0.006  
 PID5—risk taking 1.04 0.63 1.02 0.58 1.22 0.61 1.48 0.23 0.019  
  1. PID5 Personality Inventory for DSM-5
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