An Interpersonal Analysis of Pathological Personality Traits in DSM-5

Aidan G.C Wright; Aaron L Pincus; Christopher J Hopwood; Katherine M Thomas; Kristian E Markon; Robert F Krueger

doi:10.1177/1073191112446657

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An Interpersonal Analysis of Pathological Personality Traits in DSM-5

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An Interpersonal Analysis of Pathological Personality Traits in DSM-5

Aidan G.C Wright, Aaron L Pincus, Christopher J Hopwood, Katherine M Thomas, Kristian E Markon and Robert F Krueger

Assessment (Odessa, Fla.), Vol.19(3), pp.263-275

09/2012

DOI: 10.1177/1073191112446657

PMCID: PMC3405202

PMID: 22589411

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Abstract

The proposed changes to the personality disorder section of the DSM-5 places an increased focus on interpersonal impairment as one of the defining features of personality psychopathology. In addition, a proposed trait model has been offered to provide a means of capturing phenotypic variation on the expression of personality disorder. In this study, we subject the proposed DSM-5 traits to interpersonal analysis using the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems – Circumplex scales via the structural summary method for circumplex data. DSM-5 traits were consistently associated with generalized interpersonal dysfunction suggesting that they are maladaptive in nature, the majority of traits demonstrated discriminant validity with prototypical and differentiated interpersonal problem profiles, and conformed well to a priori hypothesized associations. These results are discussed in the context of the DSM-5 proposal and contemporary interpersonal theory, with a particular focus on potential areas for expansion of the DSM-5 trait model.

Interpersonal Problems

Interpersonal Circumplex

Personality Traits

DSM-5

Personality Disorder

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Title: Subtitle: An Interpersonal Analysis of Pathological Personality Traits in DSM-5
Creators: Aidan G.C Wright - The Pennsylvania State University, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Aaron L Pincus - The Pennsylvania State University
Christopher J Hopwood - Michigan State University
Katherine M Thomas - Michigan State University
Kristian E Markon - University of Iowa
Robert F Krueger - University of Minnesota
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Assessment (Odessa, Fla.), Vol.19(3), pp.263-275
DOI: 10.1177/1073191112446657
PMID: 22589411
PMCID: PMC3405202
NLM abbreviation: Assessment
ISSN: 1073-1911
eISSN: 1552-3489
Grant note: F31 MH087053-01A1 || MH / National Institute of Mental Health : NIMH
Language: English
Date published: 09/2012
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984083883202771

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