An Increase of the Character Function of Self-Directedness Is Centrally Involved in Symptom Reduction during Remission from Major Depression

Table 2

Correlations between the changes of (Δ) the dimensions of personality (Self-Directedness and Harm Avoidance) and the dimensions of psychopathology (Emotional Dysregulation, Retardation, and Anxiety) in all 58 patients (lower left part of the table).

	Δ Self-Directedness	Δ Harm Avoidance	Δ Emotional Dysregulation	Δ Retardation	Δ Anxiety
Δ Self-Directedness
Δ Harm-Avoidance	−,641
	<.001
Δ Emotional Dysregulation	−,463	,330
	<.001	,011
Δ Retardation	−,211	,173	,677
	,111	,195	<.001
Δ Anxiety	-,313	,339	,679	,594
	,017	,009	<.001	<.001