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Table 3 Means and standard deviations for each of the PAI scales (raw scores)

From: Personality characteristics of a sample of violent adolescents against their partners

 

Boys

Girls

p

Min

Max

M

SD

Min

max

M

SD

Clinical scales

 SOM

0

38

7.97

6.56

0

44

10.84

7.27

.000**

 ANX

0

43

15.70

8.14

2

48

22.30

9

.000**

 ARD

2

35

14.75

6.82

3

38

19.12

7.36

.000**

 DEP

1

42

13.81

7.85

0

49

17.39

8.94

.000**

 MAN

0

38

19

7.34

2

44

18.35

7.60

.292

 PAR

5

48

18.19

7.75

1

42

20.90

7.14

.000**

 SCZ

0

35

11.13

7

0

42

12.46

7.12

.024*

 BOR

1

48

18.18

9.60

6

53

24.08

9.53

.000**

 ANT

0

39

14.06

7.34

0

37

11.95

7

.000**

 ALC

0

19

2.69

3.30

0

22

3.12

3.52

.138

 DRG

0

24

3.12

4.12

0

21

2.92

3.87

.040*

Treatment consideration scales

 AGG

1

41

15.89

7.34

1

54

11.95

7

.006**

 SUI

0

24

2.29

4.19

0

24

2.94

4.83

.089

 STR

0

16

2.33

3.17

0

17

3.57

3.76

.060

 NON

0

18

4.87

3.67

0

18

4.56

4.07

.340

 RXR

0

18

11.58

3.72

1

18

9.70

3.56

.000**

Interpersonal scales

 DOM

3

24

12.90

3.81

2

23

12.35

4

.093

 WRM

3

24

14.23

4.10

3

24

14.73

3.88

.135

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01