An investigation of differential item functioning across gender of BPD criteria

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 231-236

  Sharp, Carla ^a,b   Michonski, Jared ^c   Steinberg, Lynne ^a   Christopher Fowler, J ^b,d   Christopher Frueh, B ^b,e   Oldham, John M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b MENNINGER CLINIC   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder criteria; Differential item functioning; Gender differences; Item response theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; THEORY; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897870857     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035637     Document Type: Article

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