PMID- 22023296 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120719 LR - 20240507 IS - 1943-2763 (Electronic) IS - 0885-579X (Print) IS - 0885-579X (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 5 DP - 2011 Oct TI - Five factor model prototype matching scores: convergence within alternative methods. PG - 571-85 LID - 10.1521/pedi.2011.25.5.571 [doi] AB - The Five Factor Model of Personality (FFM) has been proposed as a potential alternative to the current DSM-IV-TR model, which conceptualizes personality disorders (PDs) as categorical constructs. While an extensive literature has pointed out the flaws of the diagnostic categories, they are quite familiar to clinicians and there may still be instances when identifying these constructs for clinical purposes, such as for rapidly communicating information about a patient, is warranted. From the perspective of the FFM, the PDs represent specific constellations of personality traits and research has demonstrated that the PDs can be recovered by assessing the degree to which an FFM profile matches the FFM description of a prototypic PD case. The current study builds upon that research by assessing the convergent and discriminant validity of prototype scores and DSM-IV PD measures using self-report, informant report, semi-structured interview, and clinician descriptions. The results suggest that the prototype matching scores are largely valid across these methods for all PDs, with perhaps the exception of obsessive-compulsive. These findings are related to previous research and the clinical implications of these findings are discussed. FAU - Samuel, Douglas B AU - Samuel DB AD - Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, 703 Third Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. dbsamuel@purdue.edu FAU - Edmundson, Maryanne AU - Edmundson M FAU - Widiger, Thomas A AU - Widiger TA LA - eng GR - F31 MH074245-03/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - F31MH074245-02/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 MH074245-01A1/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 MH074245-02/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 MH074245/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Pers Disord JT - Journal of personality disorders JID - 8710838 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Mental Disorders/*psychology/therapy MH - Middle Aged MH - *Models, Psychological MH - *Personality MH - Personality Assessment MH - Personality Disorders/*diagnosis MH - *Personality Inventory MH - Psychometrics MH - Psychotherapy MH - Substance-Related Disorders/*psychology/therapy PMC - PMC3205422 MID - NIHMS197758 EDAT- 2011/10/26 06:00 MHDA- 2012/07/20 06:00 PMCR- 2012/10/01 CRDT- 2011/10/26 06:00 PHST- 2011/10/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/10/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/07/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1521/pedi.2011.25.5.571 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pers Disord. 2011 Oct;25(5):571-85. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2011.25.5.571.