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Maladaptive Variants of C onscientiousness and A greeableness
Author(s) -
Samuel Douglas B.,
Gore Whitney L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of personality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.082
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1467-6494
pISSN - 0022-3506
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00770.x
Subject(s) - psychology , big five personality traits , personality , trait , correlation , clinical psychology , social psychology , computer science , programming language , geometry , mathematics
Although reasonably strong support has been obtained for the F ive‐ F actor M odel's ( FFM ) ability to account for the existing personality disorder ( PD ) constructs, the support for obsessive‐compulsive PD ( OCPD ) and dependent PD ( DPD ) has been relatively less consistent. Specifically, the expected correlation between OCPD and the FFM trait of C onscientiousness has varied in magnitude across studies while DPD has, at times, also evinced rather weak relationships with FFM A greeableness. We determined that these inconsistencies were due primarily to the reliance on FFM measures that lack adequate fidelity to assess the maladaptive aspects of high C onscientiousness and A greeableness. When alternative measures were utilized, the correlations were generally large and in line with expectations. We conclude that OCPD and DPD can be fruitfully conceptualized within the FFM but encourage the use of measures that provide a comprehensive assessment of both the adaptive and maladaptive aspects of the FFM traits.