A General Factor of Personality (GFP) in the personality disorders: three studies of the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology - Basic Questionnaire (DAPP-BQ).

Abstract

We used structural equation modeling to test the hypothesis that a General Factor of Personality (GFP) occupies the apex of the hierarchy of personality disorders in three validation samples of the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology - Basic Questionnaire (DAPP-BQ). In a general population sample (N = 942), we found a GFP explained 34% of the variance in four first-order factors and 33% of the variance in all 18 scales. In a twin sample (N = 1,346), a GFP explained 35% of the variance in four first-order factors and 34% of the variance in all 18 scales. In a clinical sample (N = 656), a GFP explained 34% of the variance in four first-order factors and 30% of the variance in all 18 scales.

• Authors: J Philippe Rushton, Paul Irwing, Tom Booth
• Journal: Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies (Twin Res Hum Genet) Vol. 13 Issue 4 Pg. 301-11 (Aug 2010) ISSN: 1832-4274 [Print] England
• PMID: 20707700 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Twin Study)

Topics

• Factor Analysis, Statistical
• Humans
• Personality Assessment
• Personality Disorders (diagnosis, psychology)
• Psychometrics
• Surveys and Questionnaires