Assessment of DSM-III personality structure in a general-population survey

Gerald Nestadt; William W. Eaton; Alan J. Romanoski; Roberta Garrison; Marshal F. Folstein; Paul R. McHugh

doi:10.1016/0010-440X(94)90170-8

Assessment of DSM-III personality structure in a general-population survey

Gerald Nestadt, William W. Eaton, Alan J. Romanoski, Roberta Garrison, Marshal F. Folstein, Paul R. McHugh

School of Medicine

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The object of this study is to assess the internal validity of DSM-III personality constructs and to explore whether the constituent elements are better explained by an alternate internally coherent classification. A two-stage stratified random sample of subjects identified at the Baltimore site of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) program were examined by psychiatrists for DSM-III personality attributes using a semistructured instrument. Dichotomous factor analysis was used in the confirmatory mode to test whether a single factor explained each of the 11 DSM-III personality disorders. This approach rejected a single explanatory factor for all but compulsive personality disorder. Exploratory factor analysis showed that these DSM-III personality features are parsimoniously described by a five-factor model. These factors are warmth, animation, timidity, trust, and scrupulousness.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	54-63
Number of pages	10
Journal	Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-440X(94)90170-8
State	Published - 1994

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