Table 5

Group Differences on the D Scale

Item #Item ThemeDID Group Endorsement DirectionDID Group Endorsement (%)Coached Group Endorsement (%)Uncoached Group Endorsement (%)DID vs. CDID vs. UNC vs. UN
χ2ORχ2ORχ2OR
10Difficulty functioning at workMostDID: 79.2%C: 59.7%UN: 49.3%5.4611.36*3.931.59
56Less happy than othersMostDID: 96.2%C: 89.6%UN:76.1%1.949.38*0.134.70
68Not sadistic towards animalsMostDID: 84.9%C: 71.4%UN: 55.2%3.2112.05*4.564.08
73Low self-confidenceMostDID: 90.6%C: 88.2%UN: 68.7%0.198.37*0.238.17*3.40
127Vulnerable to criticismMostDID: 90.6%C: 68.8%UN: 73.1%8.56*0.235.800.32
142Neurological conversion symptomsLeastDID: 23.1%C: 61.0%UN: 65.7%18.02*0.1921.32*0.160.33
143Weight changesMostDID: 78.8%C: 51.9%UN: 49.3%9.61*3.4510.90*3.840.10
165Poor memoryMostDID: 83.0%C: 79.2%UN: 55.2%0.2910.42*3.969.49*0.32
223More anxious than othersMostDID: 79.2%C: 63.6%UN: 49.3%3.6411.36*3.933.02
248Blame people who take advantage of othersMostDID: 90.6%C: 63.6%UN: 43.9%12.02*5.4927.98*12.255.56
260Not humored by sexual jokesLeastDID: 17.0%C: 40.3%UN: 23.9%7.99*0.300.854.37
  • DID group (n = 53); coached group (C; n = 77); uncoached group (UN; n = 67). Least indicates that the item was 1 of the top 10 least endorsed items by the DID group in that particular scale. Most indicates that the item was 1 of the top 10 most endorsed items by the DID group in that particular scale.

  • * p < .015 (α was adjusted using false discovery rate procedure).