Nicholas Wai, Boris Bizumic, Conal Monaghan, Hannah Sheppard, Lisa-Marie Greenwood
{"title":"The Role of Diagnostic Models in Prejudice Toward People With Borderline Personality Disorder: An Experimental Investigation.","authors":"Nicholas Wai, Boris Bizumic, Conal Monaghan, Hannah Sheppard, Lisa-Marie Greenwood","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2024.38.5.415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2024.38.5.415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We tested whether dimensional personality disorder models such as the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) cause less prejudice toward people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) than categorical models, and we sought to identify the mechanisms underpinning this reduction in prejudice. Undergraduate psychology students (<i>n</i> = 183) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (AMPD, categorical, control) and given descriptive information about BPD. Participants in the AMPD and categorical conditions also received a presentation about their respective BPD diagnostic criteria. Students in all conditions then completed a survey assessing their prejudice toward people with BPD. There was no difference between conditions on overall prejudice toward people with BPD. However, the AMPD increased continuum beliefs and decreased categorical beliefs, and these, in turn, affected perceptions of people with BPD as ingroup members, which indirectly reduced prejudice. We have identified pathways through which the AMPD indirectly reduces prejudice toward people with BPD.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"38 5","pages":"415-434"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142477920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claudio Sica, Corrado Caudek, Ilaria Colpizzi, Gioia Bottesi, Sara Iannattone, Christopher J Patrick
{"title":"Comparing the <i>DSM-5</i> Dimensional Trait and Triarchic Model Conceptions of Psychopathy: An External Validity Analysis.","authors":"Claudio Sica, Corrado Caudek, Ilaria Colpizzi, Gioia Bottesi, Sara Iannattone, Christopher J Patrick","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.368","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the <i>DSM-5</i> Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD), psychopathy is marked by the presence of attention seeking, low anxiousness, and lack of social withdrawal, along with traits from the domains of Antagonism and Disinhibition. The triarchic model of psychopathy (TriPM) posits three biobehaviorally based traits underlying it: disinhibition, meanness, and boldness. The current study directly compared relations for measures of the two models with the broad dimensions of externalizing, internalizing, and positive adjustment. Participants (1,678 adults) were surveyed regarding maladaptive personality traits, clinical symptoms, and positive adjustment features. The TriPM model explained more variance than the AMPD in substance use, positive adjustment, and empathy, whereas the AMPD model explained more variance in internalizing symptoms. In addition, AMPD Antagonism and the Psychopathy Specifier diverged from TriPM Meanness and Boldness in their associations with some specific outcomes. Overall, our study provides evidence for complementarity of the two models in characterizing the multifaceted nature of psychopathy.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"38 4","pages":"368-400"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis Hualparuca-Olivera, Margarita Calle-Arancibia, Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez, Bo Bach
{"title":"Self-Reported <i>ICD-11</i> Personality Disorder Severity in Peruvian Adolescents: Structure, Validity, and Tentative Cutoffs.","authors":"Luis Hualparuca-Olivera, Margarita Calle-Arancibia, Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez, Bo Bach","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Personality disorder (PD) is particularly common in adolescents, which underscores the significance of early screening, diagnosis, and intervention. To date, the definition of PD in the new <i>ICD-11</i> has not yet been investigated in adolescents. This study therefore aimed to investigate the unidimensionality and criterion validity of self-reported <i>ICD-11</i> PD features in Peruvian adolescents using the Personality Disorder Severity ICD-11 (PDS-ICD-11) scale. A total of 1,073 students (63% female; age range 12-16 years) were administered the PDS-ICD-11 scale along with criterion measures of personality pathology and symptom distress. The PDS-ICD-11 score showed adequate unidimensionality and conceptually meaningful associations with external criterion variables. The findings indicate that <i>ICD-11</i> PD features, as measured with the PDS-ICD-11 scale, are structurally and conceptually sound when employed with adolescents. Norm-based cutoffs derived from the present study may be used for clinical interpretation. The PDS-ICD-11 may be employed as an efficient screening tool for personality dysfunction in adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"38 4","pages":"401-413"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the Nexus: Personality Disorders and Their Impact on Violent Extremism, Radicalism, and Activism.","authors":"Nicholas D Thomson, Sophie L Kjaervik","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.350","DOIUrl":"10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.350","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The escalating global concerns surrounding radicalization and violent extremism necessitate a comprehensive understanding and explanation. Identifying the risk factors associated with radicalism and violent extremism is critical to the development of risk assessment, prevention, and intervention strategies. It is imperative to distinguish these risks from civic responsibilities (i.e., activism) to safeguard individual rights. This study aims to examine the association between well-established risk factors for violence-personality disorder symptoms-and violent extremist attitudes, radicalism, and activism. Findings indicate that antisocial personality disorder symptoms were linked to violent extremist attitudes and radicalism, whereas obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms were related to activism. This suggests that obsessive-compulsive personality disorder may signify a readiness for legal and nonviolent political action; in contrast, antisocial personality disorder symptoms signify a readiness for extremist violence and illegal political action.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"38 4","pages":"350-367"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rasa Barkauskienė, Carla Sharp, Sophie Kerr, Elena Gaudiešiūtė, Kirstin Goth, Gabrielė Skabeikytė-Norkienė
{"title":"Examining the Validity of the Levels of Personality Functioning Questionnaire for Adolescents Aged 12-18 (LOPF-Q 12-18): A Replication and Extension With a Sample of Lithuanian Adolescents.","authors":"Rasa Barkauskienė, Carla Sharp, Sophie Kerr, Elena Gaudiešiūtė, Kirstin Goth, Gabrielė Skabeikytė-Norkienė","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.330","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the shift to the dimensional model of personality pathology, the need for measures assessing personality functioning in adolescence has emerged. The Levels of Personality Functioning Questionnaire 12-18 (LoPF-Q 12-18) was developed specifically for adolescents, tailoring the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders in the <i>DSM-5.</i> Using the Lithuanian LoPF-Q 1218, we further investigate its validity by reexamining its factorial structure and extending convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity analyses. A total of 1,048 community-based and clinically referred 12-18-year-old adolescents completed the LoPF-Q 12-18 along with other self-report measures of personality pathology, psychopathological symptoms, and psychosocial functioning. In line with previous findings, the results supported the bifactor model consisting of a strong general factor and little multidimensionality caused by the group factors, overall suggesting an essentially unidimensional structure. Further analyses provided additional information on the construct validity of the LoPF-Q 12-18.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"38 4","pages":"330-349"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lewis B Stulcbauer, Wai Chen, James J Gross, Robert F Krueger, David A Preece
{"title":"Mapping Emotion Regulation Patterns Within the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders Personality Traits.","authors":"Lewis B Stulcbauer, Wai Chen, James J Gross, Robert F Krueger, David A Preece","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.311","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Personality pathology is associated with emotional problems that are potentially attributable to problematic emotion regulation strategy patterns. We evaluated the emotion regulation strategies associated with the pathological personality traits in the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD). A total of 504 participants completed measures of AMPD traits and strategy usage, which were analyzed using hierarchical regressions and latent profile analysis (LPA). Regression results demonstrated that each trait was associated with a unique strategy pattern: <i>negative affect</i> with emotional overengagement, <i>detachment</i> with socialemotional avoidance, <i>antagonism</i> with emotional externalization/avoidance, <i>disinhibition</i> with emotional avoidance and overengagement, and <i>psychoticism</i> with strategies linked to psychotic/dissociative experiences. The LPA identified three profiles with heightened AMPD traits: an internalizing/distressed profile, an externalizing/distressed profile, and a schizoid-schizotypal profile; each had a unique strategy pattern that varied depending on trait composition. This research highlights the relevance of emotion regulation strategy patterns in the assessment, conceptualization, and treatment of personality pathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"38 4","pages":"311-329"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the Interplay Between <i>ICD-11</i> Complex PTSD and Personality Disorder Features in Relation to Traumatic Life Events in a Trauma-Exposed Community Sample.","authors":"Sally Jowett, Philip Hyland, Maj Hansen, Bo Bach","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2024.38.3.207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2024.38.3.207","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the ICD-11, PD and CPTSD overlap in impaired aspects of self- and interpersonal functioning, with implications for assessment and treatment. This article aimed to explore the relationship between CPTSD and PD features. A trauma-exposed community sample in Denmark (<i>N</i> = 470) completed the ITQ, PDS-ICD-11, and BTQ. Data were analyzed using exploratory structural equation modeling. Both two- and three-factor models were viable. In the two-factor model, both disturbances in self-organization (DSO) and PD items belonged to the same disturbed self-interpersonal functioning factor. Both factors predicted quality of life and functioning and were predicted by number of life events. In the three-factor model (PTSD, DSO, and PD), there was some overlap between DSO and PD items. Number of life events predicted belonging to the PTSD and DSO classes but not the PD class. The findings demonstrate clear overlapping and differentiating features. Multiple traumas and functioning in self-concept and relationships appear to differentiate.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"38 3","pages":"207-224"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141301874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David D Scholz, Johannes Zimmermann, Morten Moshagen, Ingo Zettler, Benjamin E Hilbig
{"title":"Theoretical and Empirical Integration of \"Dark\" Traits and Socially Aversive Personality Psychopathology.","authors":"David D Scholz, Johannes Zimmermann, Morten Moshagen, Ingo Zettler, Benjamin E Hilbig","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2024.38.3.241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2024.38.3.241","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Conceptual work integrating constructs from mainstream personality research (especially so-called \"dark\" traits) and clinical psychopathology research has been limited. Herein, we propose <i>all</i> socially and/or ethically aversive traits as \"flavored\" manifestations of the D factor of personality (D). We argue that the D framework provides the commonality of all aversive traits, including the aversive traits from the <i>DSM-5</i> Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD), a more thorough theoretical foundation. Moreover, D covers aspects that are not captured by any of the aversive AMPD traits directly (e.g., greed), thus offering indications for possible expansions to the AMPD. We tested our predictions in two online studies (<i>N</i> = 1,781 and <i>N</i> = 2,006) using quota-representative samples of the German population regarding age and gender. Twelve aversive traits from mainstream personality research and eight aversive AMPD traits were assessed together with consequential behavior in an economic game. Analyses using structural equation modeling overall confirmed predictions.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"38 3","pages":"241-267"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141301873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D Bradford Reich, Jalan Gatchell, Nathaniel Lovell-Smith, Boyu Ren, Mary C Zanarini
{"title":"Reported Personality Traits and Histories of Childhood Maltreatment in Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar 2 Disorder: A Comparative Study.","authors":"D Bradford Reich, Jalan Gatchell, Nathaniel Lovell-Smith, Boyu Ren, Mary C Zanarini","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2024.38.3.301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2024.38.3.301","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study compared borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolar 2 disorder (BP 2 disorder) with respect to reported childhood trauma and Five-Factor personality traits using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). Participants were 50 men and women, aged 18-45, with <i>DSM</i>-5-diagnosed BPD and 50 men and women in the same age group with <i>DSM</i>-5-diagnosed BP 2 disorder. Participants could not meet criteria for both BPD and BP 2 disorder. Borderline participants had significantly higher scores on the neuroticism subscale and significantly lower scores on the agreeableness subscale of the NEO-FFI. After correction for multiple comparisons, there were no between-group differences on CTQ scores. Study results suggest that BPD and BP 2 disorder differ primarily with respect to underlying temperament/genetic architecture and that environmental factors have only a limited role in the differential etiologies of the two disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"38 3","pages":"301-310"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141301872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}