Table 4 Personality trait T-scores in relation to post-abortion PTSS/PTSD trajectories (n = 674)

 Somatic trait anxiety

48.7 ± 9.2

55.0 ± 9.6

<0.001

55.1 ± 10.0

<0.001

59.5 ± 9.6

<0.001

 Psychic trait anxiety

47.4 ± 9.5

54.3 ± 8.5

<0.001

53.2 ± 10.5

<0.001

56.3 ± 9.4

<0.001

 Stress susceptibility

49.6 ± 10.0

55.9 ± 11.0

<0.004

56.9 ± 12.6

<0.001

58.9 ± 11.0

<0.001

 Lack of assertiveness

49.7 ± 9.6

54.6 ± 10.9

ns

55.5 ± 10.6

ns

51.1 ± 11.6

ns

 Embitterment,

50.1 ± 10.4

56.6 ± 11.2

<0.001

59.2 ± 12.8

<0.001

68.5 ± 12.7^a,b

<0.001

 Mistrust

47.9 ± 11.0

53.7 ± 11.7

ns

55.7 ± 12.7

<0.001

61.5 ± 12.1

<0.001

 Social desirability

50.2 ± 9.7

51.4 ± 11.9

ns

49.5 ± 10.6

ns

50.3 ± 10.5

ns

 Trait irritability

49.6 ± 11.4

53.3 ± 9.2

ns

54.5 ± 11.6

<0.001

56.3 ± 11.8

ns

 Verbal trait aggression

50.1 ± 10.0

50.6 ± 9.1

ns

53.4 ± 11.1

ns

57.7 ± 10.5

<0.004

 Physical trait aggression

46.5 ± 9.7

48.2 ± 11.3

ns

50.9 ± 12.4

<0.001

54.2 ± 11.6

<0.004

 Impulsiveness

51.1 ± 9.3

53.2 ± 12.2

ns

55.5 ± 10.6

<0.001

58.5 ± 11.1

<0.004

 Adventure seeking

51.3 ± 8.8

51.4 ± 9.3

ns

51.8 ± 10.1

ns

57.6 ± 7.6

ns

 Detachment

47.2 ± 8.8

50.0 ± 10.9

ns

47.7 ± 10.1

ns

48.3 ± 9.3

ns

Neuroticism factor

293 ± 46

330 ± 43

<0.001

332 ± 54

<0.001

356 ± 49

<0.001

Aggressive factor

96 ± 31

101 ± 32

ns

109 ± 36

<0.001

118 ± 34

<0.017

Extraversion factor

55 ± 18

55 ± 22

ns

60 ± 20

ns

68 ± 20

<0.017