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Table 3 One-way ANOVA results comparing scores on the validator and cognitive flexibility variables across the three retained groups (undercontrolled, overcontrolled, and low psychopathology)

From: Do empirically-derived personality subtypes relate to cognitive inflexibility in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa?

Validator

Class 1 mean (SD)

Class 2 mean (SD)

Class 3 mean (SD)

F

p

η2

Depression (CESD)

26.8 (13.8)

25.8 (9.8)

17.8 (8.8)

6.37

 = .003

.137

Anxiety (STAI)

57.4 (9.9)

54.3 (9.5)

48.0 (11.6)

6.54

 =.002

.141

ED Severity (EDE)

3.04 (1.2)

3.00 (1.3)

2.48 (1.2)

2.03

 = .139

.048

ED Illness Duration (years, EDE)

9.30 (6.7)

11.73 (11.1)

7.81 (4.9)

1.67

 =.196

.043

  1. CESD Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, STAI State-Trait Anxiety Index, EDE Eating Disorder Examination
  2. Note that follow-up, pairwise comparisons for depression and anxiety indicated that Class 3 was significantly lower in depression compared to Class 1 (p = 0.002) and Class 2 (p = 0.016), and that Class 3 was significantly lower in anxiety than Class 1 (p < 0.001). However, the difference between Class 3 and Class 2 in anxiety was non-significant at p = .053
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Journal of Eating Disorders

ISSN: 2050-2974