Personality characteristics and medical impact of stimulant laxative abuse in eating disorder patients—a pilot study

Table 3 Differences between the ANBP-L and ANBP groups on the personality and emotional questionnaires

	ANBP-L (N = 11)	ANBP (N = 17)	t test (DF)	p value
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	t test (DF)	p value
SPSRQ-20	13.7 (2.1)	11.5 (4.1)	1.61 (26)	0.12
SR	5 (2.1)	4.4 (2.0)	0.8 (26)	0.43
SP	8.7 (1.1)	7.2 (2.6)	1.82 (26)	0.08
TPQ-NS	6.9 (2.9)	4.5 (2.4)	2.37 (26)	0.03
N1	0.5 (0.5)	0.8 (0.4)	-1.61 (26)	0.12
NS2	2.5 (1.3)	1.9 (1.2)	1.41 (26)	0.17
NS3	1.6 (1.4)	0.8 (0.8)	1.94 (14)	0.07
NS4	2.7 (1.3)	1.7 (1.2)	2.04 (26)	0.05
TPQ-HA	18.1 (2.8)	15.9 (5.6)	1.21 (26)	0.23
HA1	7 (1.7)	6.2 (2.3)	0.92 (26)	0.36
HA2	2.8 (0.4)	2.2 (1.2)	1.55 (26)	0.31
HA3	2.6 (0.6)	2.4 (0.9)	0.87 (26)	0.39
TPQ-RD	4.7 (1.9)	4.4 (2.0)	0.5 (26)	0.62
RD1	1.9 (0.3)	1.8 (0.4)	0.61 (26)	0.55
RD3	1.9 (1.8)	1.6 (1.8)	0.46 (26)	0.65
RD4	0.9 (0.3)	0.9 (0.2)	-0.31 (26)	0.76
Y-1	59.7 (11.8)	54.9 (13.6)	0.97 (26)	0.34
Y-2	64.3 (10.5)	60.1 (11.9)	0.94 (26)	0.36
BDI	35.1 (14.7)	32.2 (17.9)	0.45 (26)	0.66

ANBP-L anorexia nervosa binge-purge subtype with laxative abuse, ANBP anorexia nervosa binge-purge subtype, no laxative use, DF degrees of freedom, SPSRQ Sensitivity to Punishment/Sensitivity to Reward, SR sensitivity to positive reward, SP sensitivity to negative reward/punishment, TPQ-NS Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire-Novelty Seeking, N1 exploratory excitability, NS2 impulsiveness, NS3 extravagance, NS4 disorderliness, TPQ-HA Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire-Harm Avoidance, HA1 anticipatory worry, HA2 fear of uncertainty, HA3 shyness, TPQ-RD Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire-Reward Dependence, RD1 sentimentality, RD3 attachment, RD4 dependence, Y-1 S-Anxiety Scale, Y-2 T-Anxiety Scale, BDI Beck Depression Inventory

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