An 11-item measure to assess borderline traits in adolescents: Refinement of the BPFSC using IRT

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 70-78

  Sharp, Carla ^a   Steinberg, Lynne ^a   Temple, Jeff ^b   Newlin, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c MENNINGER CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Borderline personality features; Factor analysis; Item response theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897683303     PISSN: 19492715     EISSN: 19492723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/per0000057     Document Type: Article

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