Table 2 Pearson’s r correlation matrix for the studied variables with 95% confidence intervals for the correlation coefficient (N = 709).

From: Structural features of borderline personality organization mediate the links between personality traits and depressive symptoms

Variable

M(SD)

PHQ-9

IPIP-E

IPIP-A

IPIP-C

IPIP-ES

IPIP-I

BPI-ID

BPI-PD

BPI-RT

Depressive symptoms PHQ_9

10.41 (6.35)

        

Extraversion IPIP_E

30.46 (9.40)

− 0.37** [− 0.43, − 0.31]

       

Agreeableness IPIP_A

38.63 (6.31)

− 0.21** [− 0.28, − 0.13]

0.39*** [0.33, 0.45]

      

Conscientiousness IPIP_C

34.30 (7.55)

− 0.27*** [− 0.34, − 0.20]

0.08* [0.01, 0.16]

0.15*** [0.07, 0.22]

     

Emotional Stability IPIP_ES

26.21 (7.21)

− 0.68*** [− 0.72, − 0.64]

0.37*** [0.30, 0.43]

0.20*** [0.12, 0.27]

0.23*** [0.16, 0.30]

    

Intellect IPIP_I

37.04 (6.71)

− 0.12** [− 0.20, − 0.04]

0.35*** [0.28, 0.41]

0.22*** [0.14, 0.30]

0.03 [− 0.05, 0.10]

0.12** [0.05, 0.19]

   

Identity Diffusion BPI_ID

3.42 (3.00)

0.59*** [0.53, 0.64]

− 0.25*** [− 0.32, − 0.18]

− 0.14*** [− 0.21, − 0.07]

− 0.26*** [− 0.32, − 0.19]

− 0.57*** [− 0.61, − 0.52]

− 0.03 [− 0.11, 0.04]

  

Primitive Defenses BPI_PD

2.47 (2.15)

0.68*** [0.64, 0.71]

− 0.37*** [− 0.43, − 0.30]

− 0.28*** [− 0.35, − 0.21]

− 0.26*** [− 0.33, − 0.19]

− 0.71*** [− 0.74, − 0.67]

− 0.12** [− 0.19, − 0.05]

0.70*** [0.66, 0.74]

 

Reality Testing BPI_RT

0.39 (0.90)

0.33*** [0.26, 0.40]

0.05 [− 0.12, 0.02]

− 0.06 [− 0.14, 0.02]

− 0.17*** [− 0.25, − 0.10]

− 0.26*** [− 0.32, − 0.20]

0.01 [− 0.08, 0.09]

0.52*** [0.45, 0.58]

0.41*** [0.35, 0.48]

Fear of Fusion BPI_FF

2.38 (2.09)

0.57*** [0.52, 0.62]

− 0.30*** [− 0.37, − 0.23]

− 0.28*** [− 0.35, − 0.21]

− 0.25*** [− 0.32, − 0.18]

− 0.49*** [− 0.54, − 0.44]

− 0.05 [− 0.13, 0.02]

0.62*** [0.57, 0.67]

0.60*** [0.55, 0.65]

0.31*** [0.23, 0.38]

  1. Values are Pearson correlation coefficients (r) with 95% confidence intervals in brackets. Significance levels: *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.