Table 4 Personality traits and duration of treatment among individuals with major depressive disorder (N = 73)
Personality traits | Number (%) | Statistics | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 2 years (n = 39) | > 2–5 years (n = 20) | > 5 years (n = 14) | |||
Neuroticism | F (2,70) = 2.93 | 0.060 | |||
Mean (SD) | 24.2 (7.8) | 22.4 (6.3) | 19 (4.1) | ||
Extraversion | F (2,70) = 0.13 | 0.882 | |||
Mean (SD) | 8.7 (2.6) | 8.8 (2.7) | 9.1 (3.3) | ||
Agreeableness | Kruskal–Wallis test | 0.103 | |||
Median (IQR) | 18 (17,20.5) | 20 (18.8,22) | 18 (15.2,19.8) | ||
Openness | F (2,70) = 2.05 | 0.136 | |||
Mean (SD) | 20.9 (3.4) | 22.7 (4.4) | 20.5 (2.8) | ||
Conscientiousness | F (2,70) = 0.89 | 0.414 | |||
Mean (SD) | 28 (5.4) | 30 (6.0) | 28.6 (4.1) | ||