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Reliability of observer ratings in the assessment of personality disorders: A preliminary study
Author(s) -
Coolidge Frederick L.,
Burns Elizabeth M.,
Mooney Joan A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199501)51:1<22::aid-jclp2270510105>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - psychology , spouse , personality assessment inventory , personality , personality disorders , clinical psychology , correlation , california psychological inventory , psychometrics , test validity , personality test , social psychology , geometry , mathematics , sociology , anthropology
A 200‐item, self‐report personality disorder inventory (Coolidge Axis II Inventory; CATI) was administered to 52 married target subjects. Their spouses and a close friend completed a significant‐other form about the targets. The mean correlation across all personality disorder scales was 0.51 for the targets‐spouses, 0.36 for the targets‐friends, and 0.41 for the spouses‐friends. Twenty‐eight target‐spouse correlations were significant and ranged from 0.99 to ‐.40. The mean correlation for the individual 13 personality disorder scales was 0.46 for target‐spouses and ranged from 0.63 for the histrionic scale to 0.27 for the paranoid scale. The results were interpreted as establishing a basis for significant other assessment of personality disorders.