Emotion dysregulation and impulsivity as overlapping symptoms in adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: severity profiles and associations with childhood traumatization and personality functioning

Table 2 Emotion dysregulation and impulsivity traits in the aADHD, BPD and HC groups

Variable	Group	N	M	S.D.	F (df1, df2)	p	partial η²	Contrasts	p
DERS	aADHD	94	2.746	1.027	29.266 (2, 247)	< 0.001	0.192	aADHD > HC	< 0.001
Nonacceptance	BPD	59	3.218	1.096				BPD > HC	< 0.001
	HC	99	2.003	0.800				aADHD = BPD	0.069
DERS	aADHD	94	3.655	0.963	31.082 (2, 247)	< 0.001	0.201	aADHD > HC	< 0.001
Goals	BPD	59	3.736	0.891				BPD > HC	< 0.001
	HC	99	2.687	0.978				aADHD = BPD	1.000
DERS	aADHD	94	2.612	1.005	42.503 (2, 247)	< 0.001	0.256	aADHD > HC	< 0.001
Impulse	BPD	59	3.314	1.069				BPD > HC	< 0.001
	HC	99	1.857	0.706				aADHD < BPD	< 0.001
DERS	aADHD	94	2.572	0.723	13.017 (2, 247)	< 0.001	0.095	aADHD > HC	0.003
Awareness	BPD	59	2.896	0.823				BPD > HC	< 0.001
	HC	99	2.227	0.689				aADHD = BPD	0.125
DERS	aADHD	94	2.646	0.845	62.808 (2, 247)	< 0.001	0.337	aADHD > HC	< 0.001
Regulation	BPD	59	3.659	0.936				BPD > HC	< 0.001
	HC	99	2.023	0.732				aADHD < BPD	< 0.001
DERS	aADHD	94	2.261	0.764	40.820 (2, 247)	< 0.001	0.248	aADHD > HC	< 0.001
Clarity	BPD	59	3.048	1.011				BPD > HC	< 0.001
	HC	99	1.778	0.639				aADHD < BPD	< 0.001
BIS Attention	aADHD	96	3.029	0.442	114.41 (2,248)	< 0.001	0.480	aADHD > HC	< 0.001
	BPD	60	2.527	0.514				BPD > HC	< 0.001
	HC	99	2.034	0.435				aADHD > BPD	< 0.001
BIS Motor	aADHD	96	2.224	0.441	22.071 (2, 248)	< 0.001	0.151	aADHD > HC	< 0.001
	BPD	60	2.106	0.526				BPD > HC	0.003
	HC	99	1.815	0.351				aADHD v BPD	0.092
BIS Nonplanning	aADHD	96	2.392	0.446	31.173 (2, 248)	< 0.001	0.201	aADHD > HC	< 0.001
	BPD	60	2.317	0.429				BPD > HC	< 0.001
	HC	99	1.937	0.390				aADHD = BPD	0.164

DERS: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, BIS: Barratt Impulsiveness Scale 11th version

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