Table 4 Interpersonal and social domains of functioning for the BPD (N=65) vs NON-BPD (N=57) groups
From: Symptom domains and psychosocial functioning in borderline personality disorder
Interpersonal and social domains outcomes | Omnibus Wald Test | Risk ratios/OR/ β | Estimated category proportions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
χ², df (p value) | Estimate | 95% CI | p-value | BPD, n (%) or M (SD) | NON-BPD, n (%) or M (SD) | |
Partnership status1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Cohabiting |  | 0.36 | 0.14–0.94 | 0.036 | 14 (22%) | 20 (36%) |
 Steady but not cohabiting relationship |  | 0.45 | 0.17–1.19 | 0.105 | 15 (23%) | 15 (27%) |
 Not in a steady relationship (R) |  | – | – | – | 35 (55%) | 21 (38%) |
 Overall | 5.49, 2 (0.06) |  |  |  |  |  |
Partnership functioning2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Very good/good relationship |  | 0.14 | 0.01– 1.89 | 0.140 | 18 (28%) | 25 (45%) |
 Fair relationship |  | 0.20 | 0.01– 3.00 | 0.246 | 8 (12%) | 9 (16%) |
 No relationship |  | 0.37 | 0.03–4.88 | 0.450 | 35 (55%) | 22 (39%) |
 Poor/Very poor relationship (R) |  |  |  |  | 3 (4.7%) | 0 (0%) |
 Overall | 7.12, 3 (0.07) |  |  |  |  |  |
Parenthood status3 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Has children |  | OR = 0.49 | 0.18–1.33 | 0.160 | 16 (25%) | 20 (35%) |
 No children (R) |  | – | – | – | 49 (75%) | 37 (65%) |
 Overall | 2.04, 1 (0.15) |  |  |  |  |  |
Friendship status1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Five or more friends |  | 0.45 | 0.14–1.52 | 0.199 | 18 (28%) | 18 (32%) |
 Two to four friends |  | 0.41 | 0.14 − 1.24 | 0.114 | 31 (48%) | 31 (55%) |
 Zero or one friend (R) |  | – | – | – | 15 (23%) | 7 (12%) |
 Overall | 2.76, 2 (0.25) |  |  |  |  |  |
Friendship functioning2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Very good/good relationship(s) |  | 1.38 | 0.20–9.62 | 0.745 | 39 (61%) | 46 (82%) |
 Fair relationship(s) |  | 6.02 | 0.68–53.04 | 0.106 | 16 (25%) | 4 (7.1%) |
 Poor/Very poor relationship(s) (R) |  | – | – | – | 1 (1.6%) | 2 (3.6%) |
 No friends |  | 3.03 | 0.33–27.70 | 0.327 | 8 (12%) | 4 (7.1%) |
 Overall | 9.23, 3 (0.03) |  |  |  |  |  |
Parents functioning1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 All relationships good/very good |  | 0.08 | 0.01–0.45 | 0.005 | 12 (19%) | 22 (39%) |
 One good/very, other less than good |  | 0.15 | 0.02–0.98 | 0.048 | 14 (22%) | 13 (23%) |
 One fair, other fair or worse |  | 0.22 | 0.04–1.26 | 0.087 | 23 (36%) | 17 (30%) |
 All relationships poor, very poor (R) |  | – | – | – | 12 (19%) | 2 (3.6%) |
 No parents alive |  | 0.19 | 0.01–2.64 | 0.214 | 3 (4.7%) | 2 (3.6%) |
 Overall | 11.98, 4 (0.02) |  |  |  |  |  |
Recreational status1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 At least weekly participation |  | 0.90 | 0.24–3.32 | 0.868 | 45 (70%) | 46 (82%) |
 Some participation, but less than weekly |  | 1.88 | 0.36–9.76 | 0.449 | 13 (20%) | 5 (8.9%) |
 No participation (R) |  | – | – | – | 6 (9.4%) | 5 (8.9%) |
 Overall | 1.66, 2 (0.44) |  |  |  |  |  |
Social isolation (% of time spent alone)4 | 2.08, 1 (0.15) | β = 7.19 | -2.85–17.23 | 0.159 | 54.89 (27.65) | 47.31 (25.47) |