Citation

Cruz J, Joiner TE, Johnson JG, Heisler LK, Spitzer RL, Pettit JW. J. Personal. Disord. 2000; 14(1): 64-71.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306-1270, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Guilford Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10746206

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the distinctiveness, incremental validity, and gender bias of self-defeating personality disorder (SDPD) symptoms. A total of 441 nonclinical subjects completed personality disorder questionnaires. Structural equation modeling and regression analyses indicated that SDPD symptoms were distinctive, predicted impairment/distress beyond other personality disorder symptoms, and showed no gender bias. SDPD warrants reconsideration as a valid nosological category.

Language: en