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Table 3 Differences in metacognitive functions between patients with and without history of violence

From: Aggressive behavior and metacognitive functions: a longitudinal study on patients with mental disorders

History of violence

PM N (%)

GM N (%)

Χ2

p-value

Total metacognition

 Yes

58 (66.7)

38 (40.9)

12.03

0.001

 No

29 (33.3)

55 (59.1)

Monitoring

 Yes

30 (68.2)

66 (48.5)

5.16

0.023

 No

14 (31.8)

70 (51.5)

Differentiating

  Yes

52 (65.0)

44 (44.0)

7.88

0.005

   No

28 (35.0)

56 (56.0)

Integrating

 Yes

50 (60.2)

46 (47.4)

2.95

0.086

 No

33 (39.8)

51 (52.6)

Decentering

 Yes

60 (65.9)

36 (40.4)

11.74

0.001

 No

31 (34.1)

53 (59.6)