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The General Factors of Personality Disorder, Psychopathology, and Personality.

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There is considerable interest in the study of the general factors of personality disorder (g-PD), psychopathology (p factor), and personality (GFP). One prominent interpretation of the g-PD is that it is defined by the self-interpersonal impairments of Criterion A of the Section III. However, no study has directly tested this hypothesis as no prior g-PD study has included a measure of Criterion A. The current study provides a direct test of this hypothesis, along with comparing -PD with the general factors of psychopathology and personality. Also extracted was a common general factor across all three domains. Suggested herein is that the -PD, the factor, and the GFP reflect the impairments (e.g., social and occupational dysfunction) that are secondary to the traits and disorders rather than the traits and/or disorders themselves.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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Journal of personality disorders
Volume
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36
Issue
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2
Number of Pages
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129-156
ISSN Number
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0885-579X
URL
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https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/pedi_2021_35_530
DOI
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10.1521/pedi_2021_35_530
Short Title
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J Pers Disord
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