Contrasting prototypes and dimensions in the classification of personality pathology: Evidence that dimensions, but not prototypes, are robust

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1151-1163

  Eaton, N R ^a   Krueger, R F ^a   South, S C ^b   Simms, L J ^c   Clark, L A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimensions; personality; personality disorder; personality pathology; prototypes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956041873     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710001650     Document Type: Article

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