The latent structure of personality functioning: Investigating criterion a from the alternative model for personality disorders in DSM-5

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 532-548

  Zimmermann, Johannes ^a   Böhnke, Jan R ^b,c   Eschstruth, Rhea ^a   Mathews, Alessa ^a   Wenzel, Kristin ^a   Leising, Daniel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exploratory structural equation model; Item response theory; Maladaptive personality traits; Personality disorder; Personality functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DSM-5; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

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

EID: 84938969206     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000059     Document Type: Article

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