Males with temporal lobe epilepsy (n = 18) (I)

Females with temporal lobe epilepsy (n = 22) (II)

Healthy males (n = 40) (III)

Healthy females (n = 46) (IV)

Р (I-II)

Р (III-IV)

Р (I-III)

Р (II-IV)

Assault

4.67 ± 1.82

3.91 ± 2.89

4.88 ± 1.59

3.33 ± 1.84

NS

р ˂ 0.001

NS

NS

Verbal Hostility

6.67 ± 2.91

5.91 ± 3.16

6.45 ± 2.22

5.63 ± 2.21

NS

NS

NS

NS

Indirect Hostility

4.83 ± 1.30

4.32 ± 1.84

4.18 ± 1.93

4.85 ± 1.30

NS

NS

NS

NS

Negativism

2.22 ± 1.56

2.14 ± 1.81

1.48 ± 1.28

1.83 ± 1.40

NS

NS

NS

NS

Irritability

4.50 ± 2.33

4.50 ± 2.26

4.03 ± 2.40

4.28 ± 2.17

NS

NS

NS

NS

Suspicion

3.61 ± 1.58

3.18 ± 2.44

3.00 ± 2.06

3.20 ± 2.37

NS

NS

NS

NS

Resentment

3.89 ± 1.28

4.00 ± 1.72

2.50 ± 1.24

3.35 ± 1.55

NS

p = 0.007

р ˂ 0.001

NS

Guilt

6.06 ± 1.51

6.18 ± 1.30

4.75 ± 1.75

5.37 ± 1.53

NS

NS

p = 0.008

p = 0.035

Motor component of hostility

16.17 ± 4.85

13.68 ± 5.83

15.33 ± 4.85

13.80 ± 3.63

NS

NS

NS

NS

Attitudinal component of hostility

7.44 ± 2.20

7.05 ± 3.99

5.50 ± 2.92

6.52 ± 3.49

NS

NS

p = 0.015

NS

Anxiety

5.11 ± 2.35

8.14 ± 4.73

4.08 ± 2.26

4.93 ± 2.21

p = 0.018

NS

NS

р ˂ 0.001

Depression

4.06 ± 2.62

4.91 ± 3.32

3.40 ± 2.35

3.33 ± 2.17

NS

NS

NS

p = 0.022