MMPI-2: Cluster Analysis of Personality Profiles in Perinatal Depression—Preliminary Evidence
Table 3
MMPI-2 content scales: mean -scores and standard deviations of three groups compared.
Psychasthenic type
Defensive type
Dysphoric type
Sig.
M (SD)
M (SD)
M (SD)
ANX
Anxiety
66.24 (2.60)a
56.56 (2.68)b
69.67 (4.37)a
4.83
**
FRS
Fears
53.41 (2.40)a
52.19 (2.48)a
63.83 (4.05)b
3.20
*
OBS
Obsessiveness
59.53 (1.89)a
47.81 (1.94)b
59.33 (3.17)a
10.63
**
DEP
Depression
61.94 (2.13)a
50.69 (2.19)b
61.67 (3.58)a
7.66
**
HEA
Health concern
56.88 (2.21)a
55.63 (2.28)a
73.17 (3.72)b
8.81
**
BIZ
Bizarre mentation
49.94 (2.06)a
50.06 (2.12)a
60.50 (3.47)b
3.88
*
ANG
Anger
51.41 (2.47)a
55.06 (2.54)a
63.67 (4.15)b
3.23
*
CYN
Cynicism
52.94 (2.27)
54.38 (2.34)
51.67 (3.82)
0.21
ns
ASP
Antisocial practices
49.82 (2.83)
50.38 (2.91)
50.83 (4.76)
0.02
ns
TPA
Type A
50.47 (2.13)
53.19 (2.20)
53.00 (3.59)
0.44
ns
LSE
Low self-esteem
59.12 (2.22)a
47.19 (2.29)b
60.33 (3.74)a
8.48
**
SOD
Social discomfort
60.65 (2.31)a
43.31 (2.39)b
52.83 (3.90)a
13.62
**
FAM
Family problems
55.12 (2.49)
51.31 (2.56)
58.67 (4.19)
1.27
ns
WRK
Work interference
63.41 (1.95)a
49.13 (2.01)b
65.17 (3.29)a
15.92
**
TRT
Negative treatment indicators
57.94 (2.12)a
49.69 (2.19)b
61.17 (3.57)a
5.41
**
Note: ns indicated a not significant -test. * indicated a statistically significant -test (). ** indicated a statistically significant -test (). Duncan post hoc tests were carried out where appropriate. The same letters in superscript following values indicated no significant between-group difference. Different letters indicated statistical significance ().