Differences between groups on self-esteem and personality measures.

Table 1: Differences between groups on self-esteem and personality measures.

	Control (n = 32)	MD (n = 31)	ED (n = 28)	ANOVA
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Self-esteem
RSES-total	22.78 (4.23)	21.23 (5.13)	14.43 (4.70)^a,b	F_(2,88) = 6.18^*
BES-appearance	2.34 (0.59)	1.97 (0.75)^a	1.16 (0.76)^a,b	F_(2,88) = 2.16^*
BES-weight	2.50 (0.71)	2.13 (0.77)^a	1.10 (0.67)^a,b	F_(2,88) = 9.63^*
BES-attribution	2.18 (0.53)	2.26 (0.63)	1.92 (0.41)^b	F_(2,88) = 3.26^*
Personality
MPS-total	75.03 (16.07)	85.48 (18.35)^a	91.56 (20.53)^a	F_(2,88) = 6.24^*
OCPS-total	24.88 (4.16)	24.90 (5.69)	22.79 (6.12)	F_(2,88) = 1.50
PNI-grandiose	3.40 (0.76)	3.970 (0.63)^a	3.32 (0.73)^b	F_(2,88) = 7.25^*
PNI-vulnerable	2.92 (0.73)	3.36 (0.62)^a	4.44 (0.86)^a	F_(2,88) = 4.54^*
PNI-total	2.13 (0.61)	3.62 (0.51)^a	3.39 (0.65)	F_(2,88) = 4.75^*

^*p < 0.05; ^aDiffers to Control; ^bDiffers to MD.