The SAPAS, personality traits, and personality disorder
Many argue that current categorical personality disorder (PD) classification systems should be more dimensional and consider personality traits. The present study examined whether a brief PD screening tool, the Standardized Assessment of Personality: Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS) primarily screened for...
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| description | Many argue that current categorical personality disorder (PD) classification systems should be more dimensional and consider personality traits. The present study examined whether a brief PD screening tool, the Standardized Assessment of Personality: Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS) primarily screened for traits of low emotional stability, low extraversion, and low agreeableness, rather than PD per se. A general community sample (N=237) completed the SAPAS, a personality trait measure, and the IPDE screening questionnaire. Regressions showed that the SAPAS provided substantial incremental validity over personality trait scores in predicting total IPDE scores, indicating that the SAPAS captures variance unique to PD, rather than just extremes of general disposition. The SAPAS is an empirically valid rapid PD screen for non-clinical populations, correctly identifying 78% of individuals who screen positively for PD on the IPDE. However, the SAPAS was not effective for screening Antisocial PD, limiting its utility in forensic settings. |
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| spelling | nottingham-358482020-05-04T18:02:51Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35848/ The SAPAS, personality traits, and personality disorder Ball, Laura Tully, Ruth J. Egan, Vincent Many argue that current categorical personality disorder (PD) classification systems should be more dimensional and consider personality traits. The present study examined whether a brief PD screening tool, the Standardized Assessment of Personality: Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS) primarily screened for traits of low emotional stability, low extraversion, and low agreeableness, rather than PD per se. A general community sample (N=237) completed the SAPAS, a personality trait measure, and the IPDE screening questionnaire. Regressions showed that the SAPAS provided substantial incremental validity over personality trait scores in predicting total IPDE scores, indicating that the SAPAS captures variance unique to PD, rather than just extremes of general disposition. The SAPAS is an empirically valid rapid PD screen for non-clinical populations, correctly identifying 78% of individuals who screen positively for PD on the IPDE. However, the SAPAS was not effective for screening Antisocial PD, limiting its utility in forensic settings. Guilford Press 2016-07-07 Article PeerReviewed Ball, Laura, Tully, Ruth J. and Egan, Vincent (2016) The SAPAS, personality traits, and personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders . pp. 1-14. ISSN 1943-2763 Personality disorder; personality traits; Five-factor Model; IPDE; IPIP; SAPAS http://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/pedi_2016_30_259 doi:10.1521/pedi_2016_30_259 doi:10.1521/pedi_2016_30_259 |
| spellingShingle | Personality disorder; personality traits; Five-factor Model; IPDE; IPIP; SAPAS Ball, Laura Tully, Ruth J. Egan, Vincent The SAPAS, personality traits, and personality disorder |
| title | The SAPAS, personality traits, and personality disorder |
| title_full | The SAPAS, personality traits, and personality disorder |
| title_fullStr | The SAPAS, personality traits, and personality disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | The SAPAS, personality traits, and personality disorder |
| title_short | The SAPAS, personality traits, and personality disorder |
| title_sort | sapas, personality traits, and personality disorder |
| topic | Personality disorder; personality traits; Five-factor Model; IPDE; IPIP; SAPAS |
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