PMID- 24314825
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20141118
LR  - 20140324
IS  - 1532-8384 (Electronic)
IS  - 0010-440X (Linking)
VI  - 55
IP  - 3
DP  - 2014 Apr
TI  - The joint structure of normal and pathological personality: further evidence for 
      a dimensional model.
PG  - 667-74
LID - S0010-440X(13)00315-5 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.10.011 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: The literature proposes a joint structure of normal and pathological 
      personality with higher-order factors mainly based on the five-factor model of 
      personality (FFM). The purpose of the present study was to examine the joint 
      structure of the FFM and the DSM-IV personality disorders (PDs) and to discuss 
      this structure with regard to higher-order domains commonly reported in the 
      literature. METHODS: We applied a canonical correlation analysis, a series of 
      principal component analyses with oblique Promax rotation and a bi-factor 
      analysis with Geomin rotation on 511 subjects of the general population of 
      Zurich, Switzerland, using data from the ZInEP Epidemiology Survey. RESULTS: The 
      5 FFM traits and the 10 DSM-IV PD dimensions shared 77% of total variance. 
      Component extraction tests pointed towards a two- and three-component solution. 
      The two-component solution comprised a first component with strong positive 
      loadings on neuroticism and all 10 PD dimensions and a second component with 
      strong negative loadings on extraversion and openness and positive loadings on 
      schizoid and avoidant PDs. The three-component solution added a third component 
      with strong positive loadings on conscientiousness and agreeableness and a 
      negative loading on antisocial PD. The bi-factor model provided evidence for 1 
      general personality dysfunction factor related to neuroticism and 5 group 
      factors, although the interpretability of the latter was limited. CONCLUSIONS: 
      Normal and pathological personality domains are not isomorphic or superposable, 
      although they share a substantial proportion of variance. The two and three 
      higher-order domains extracted in the present study correspond well to equivalent 
      factor-solutions reported in the literature. Moreover, these superordinate 
      factors can consistently be integrated within a hierarchical structure of 
      alternative four- and five-factor models. The top of the hierarchy presumably 
      constitutes a general personality dysfunction factor which is closely related to 
      neuroticism.
CI  - (c) 2014.
FAU - Hengartner, Michael P
AU  - Hengartner MP
AD  - University of Zurich, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 
      Electronic address: michael.hengartner@dgsp.uzh.ch.
FAU - Ajdacic-Gross, Vladeta
AU  - Ajdacic-Gross V
AD  - University of Zurich, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
FAU - Rodgers, Stephanie
AU  - Rodgers S
AD  - University of Zurich, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
FAU - Muller, Mario
AU  - Muller M
AD  - University of Zurich, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
FAU - Rossler, Wulf
AU  - Rossler W
AD  - University of Zurich, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics; 
      Collegium Helveticum, a Joint Research Institute between the University of Zurich 
      and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20131031
PL  - United States
TA  - Compr Psychiatry
JT  - Comprehensive psychiatry
JID - 0372612
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Factor Analysis, Statistical
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Models, Psychological
MH  - *Personality
MH  - Personality Disorders/*psychology
MH  - Personality Inventory
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Switzerland
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2013/12/10 06:00
MHDA- 2014/11/19 06:00
CRDT- 2013/12/10 06:00
PHST- 2013/04/02 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/09/09 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2013/10/20 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/12/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/12/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/11/19 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0010-440X(13)00315-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.10.011 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Compr Psychiatry. 2014 Apr;55(3):667-74. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.10.011. 
      Epub 2013 Oct 31.