DSM-5 alternative personality disorder model traits as maladaptive extreme variants of the five-factor model: An item-response theory analysis

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 343-354

  Suzuki, Takakuni ^a   Samuel, Douglas B ^a   Pahlen, Shandell ^b   Krueger, Robert F ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative personality disorder model; FFM; Personality; Personality disorder; PID 5; Section III

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-5 ALTERNATIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER MODEL TRAITS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FIVE FACTOR MODEL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PERSONALITY ITEM POOL NEO; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY ANALYSIS; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY FOR DSM-5; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGISTER; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929519806     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000035     Document Type: Article

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