Overlap between general factors of psychopathology and personality : they share associations with daily life functioning and communication style

van der Linden, Dimitri; Dunkel, Curtis S.; Prinzie, Peter; Yamanaka-Altenstein, Misa; von Wyl, Agnes; Hengartner, Michael P.

doi:10.1007/s12144-021-02354-7

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23336

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Overlap between general factors of psychopathology and personality : they share associations with daily life functioning and communication style
Authors:	van der Linden, Dimitri Dunkel, Curtis S. Prinzie, Peter Yamanaka-Altenstein, Misa von Wyl, Agnes Hengartner, Michael P.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1007/s12144-021-02354-7 10.21256/zhaw-23336
Published in:	Current Psychology
Issue Date:	2021
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Springer
ISSN:	1046-1310 1936-4733
Language:	English
Subjects:	General factor of personality; p factor; Psychopathology; Life functioning; Social effectiveness
Subject (DDC):	150: Psychology
Abstract:	Previous studies have shown that specific personality dimensions, -e.g., the Big Five-, consistently intercorrelate, such that they form a general factor of personality (GFP). It has been hypothesized that the GFP reflects social effectiveness. Similarly, in the clinical domain, overlap between various psychopathological symptoms has also been reported, leading to a general factor of Psychopathology, or p factor. The aim of this study was to test the overlap between the higher order factors in personality and psychopathology, and how they relate to daily life functioning and communication style. We tested a sample of 165 outpatients of a psychological therapy institute, using a multi-source approach that included self-reports and other ratings. The outpatients’ self-reports of personality, general psychological problems, and interpersonal problems were available. Psychotherapists rated the outpatients’ functioning in daily life with the well-known Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale. A spouse or friend also rated the impact of the patient’s communication/social behavior. Patients with lower GFP scores and higher scores on general psychopathology, displayed more distress and daily functioning deficits (i.e., lower GAF scores) and, in terms of communication styles, were also rated as being less dominant, less in control socially, and more submissive and aggressive. We proposed that part of the overlap between the general factors (GFP, psychopathology factors) may relate to a lower general life functioning and less social effectiveness.
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URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23336
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Applied Psychology
Organisational Unit:	Psychological Institute (PI)
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van der Linden, D., Dunkel, C. S., Prinzie, P., Yamanaka-Altenstein, M., von Wyl, A., & Hengartner, M. P. (2021). Overlap between general factors of psychopathology and personality : they share associations with daily life functioning and communication style. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02354-7

van der Linden, D. et al. (2021) ‘Overlap between general factors of psychopathology and personality : they share associations with daily life functioning and communication style’, Current Psychology [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02354-7.

D. van der Linden, C. S. Dunkel, P. Prinzie, M. Yamanaka-Altenstein, A. von Wyl, and M. P. Hengartner, “Overlap between general factors of psychopathology and personality : they share associations with daily life functioning and communication style,” Current Psychology, 2021, doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02354-7.

VAN DER LINDEN, Dimitri, Curtis S. DUNKEL, Peter PRINZIE, Misa YAMANAKA-ALTENSTEIN, Agnes VON WYL und Michael P. HENGARTNER, 2021. Overlap between general factors of psychopathology and personality : they share associations with daily life functioning and communication style. Current Psychology. 2021. DOI 10.1007/s12144-021-02354-7

van der Linden, Dimitri, Curtis S. Dunkel, Peter Prinzie, Misa Yamanaka-Altenstein, Agnes von Wyl, and Michael P. Hengartner. 2021. “Overlap between General Factors of Psychopathology and Personality : They Share Associations with Daily Life Functioning and Communication Style.” Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02354-7.

van der Linden, Dimitri, et al. “Overlap between General Factors of Psychopathology and Personality : They Share Associations with Daily Life Functioning and Communication Style.” Current Psychology, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02354-7.