OBJECTIVE: To examine the joint hierarchical structure of two measures of adolescent personality pathology within a community sample of Canadian adolescents. METHOD: Self-reported data on demographic information and pathological personality traits were obtained from 144 youth (M age = 16.08 years, SD = 1.30). Personality pathology was measured using the youth-version of the Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality (SNAP-Y; Linde, Stringer, Simms, & Clark, in press) and the Dimensional Personality Symptom Item Pool (DIPSI; De Clercq, De Fruyt, Van Leeuwen, & Mervielde, 2006). Lower-order scales were subjected to structural hierarchical analyses. RESULTS: Scales from the two measures were complementary in defining higher-order traits. Traits at the 4-factor level of the hierarchy (Need for Approval, Disagreeableness, Detachment, and Compulsivity) showed similarities and differences with previous results in adults. CONCLUSIONS: The current investigation integrated top-down and bottom-up measures for a comprehensive account of the higher-order hierarchy of adolescent personality pathology. Results are discussed in the context of convergence across approaches and in comparison with previous findings in adult samples.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the joint hierarchical structure of two measures of adolescent personality pathology within a community sample of Canadian adolescents. METHOD: Self-reported data on demographic information and pathological personality traits were obtained from 144 youth (M age = 16.08 years, SD = 1.30). Personality pathology was measured using the youth-version of the Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality (SNAP-Y; Linde, Stringer, Simms, & Clark, in press) and the Dimensional Personality Symptom Item Pool (DIPSI; De Clercq, De Fruyt, Van Leeuwen, & Mervielde, 2006). Lower-order scales were subjected to structural hierarchical analyses. RESULTS: Scales from the two measures were complementary in defining higher-order traits. Traits at the 4-factor level of the hierarchy (Need for Approval, Disagreeableness, Detachment, and Compulsivity) showed similarities and differences with previous results in adults. CONCLUSIONS: The current investigation integrated top-down and bottom-up measures for a comprehensive account of the higher-order hierarchy of adolescent personality pathology. Results are discussed in the context of convergence across approaches and in comparison with previous findings in adult samples.
Authors: Aidan G C Wright; Katherine M Thomas; Christopher J Hopwood; Kristian E Markon; Aaron L Pincus; Robert F Krueger Journal: J Abnorm Psychol Date: 2012-03-26
Authors: Marleen De Bolle; Barbara De Clercq; Karla Van Leeuwen; Mieke Decuyper; Yves Rosseel; Filip De Fruyt Journal: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev Date: 2009-01-25