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Table 3 Frequencies and percentages of major Rorschach variables

From: Psychological characteristics of Japanese patients with chronic pain assessed by the Rorschach test

Cluster

Variables

CP (n = 48)

NA (n = 400)

P value

  

No.

%

No.

%

  
 

Introversive

9

19

132

33

0.045

*

Controls and stress tolerance

Ambitent

27

56

211

53

0.646

n.s.

 

Extratensive

12

25

57

14

0.051

†

 

S-CON positive

3

6

2

1

0.000

**

Affect

DEPI >4

17

35

80

20

0.014

*

 

FM + m < Sum Shading

17

35

78

20

0.011

*

 

(CF + C) > FC + 2

17

35

48

12

0.000

**

 

HVI positive

10

21

46

12

0.065

n.s.

 

Zd > +3.0

12

25

56

14

0.045

*

 

Zd < -3.0

12

25

163

41

0.035

*

 

PTI >3

1

2

0

0

0.004

**

Cognition: input, mediation, ideation

XA% > 0.89

20

42

260

65

0.002

**

 

XA% < 0.70

5

10

1

0

0.000

**

 

WDA% < 0.75

3

6

3

1

0.002

**

 

X-% > 0.30

6

13

1

0

0.000

**

 

X+% < 0.55

9

19

10

3

0.000

**

 

MOR > 2

6

13

9

2

0.000

**

 

Mp > Ma

8

17

139

35

0.012

*

Self-perception and Interpersonal relationship

CDI >3

12

25

116

29

0.562

n.s.

 

Sum T = 0

39

81

228

57

0.001

**

 

Pure H = 0

7

15

17

4

0.003

**

 

AG > 2

3

6

1

1

0.000

**

  1. **p < .01, *p < .05, +p < .10, n.s. no significant difference
  2. S-CON (the Suicide Constellation: self-destructive behavior), DEPI (the Depression Index: depressive mood), HVI (the Hypervigilance Index: hyperalertness), PTI (the Perceptual-Thinking Index: cognitive dysfunction), CDI (the Coping Deficit Index: social immaturity)