Citation

Dunne AL, Gilbert F, Daffern M. J. Personal. Disord. 2018; 32(5): 668-693.

Affiliation

Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare), Fairfield, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Guilford Publications)

DOI

10.1521/pedi_2017_31_322

PMID

28972816

Abstract

This study explored associations between aggression and the Personality Inventory for the DSM-5 (PID-5) domains and facets in 208 male offenders. Regression analyses revealed no significant domain-level relationships using either the APA-three facets only (Krueger, Derringer, Markon, Watson, & Skodol, 2013) or the Krueger, Derringer, Markon, Watson, and Skodol (2012) scoring algorithms. The PID-5 facets of Hostility and Risk Taking were significantly associated with aggression. These findings highlight the importance of a facet-level analysis when exploring the PD-aggression relationship. The authors call attention to how this knowledge can contribute to clinical-forensic practice and note limitations associated with using only PID-5 domain-level scoring approaches. More research is required to determine whether a universally accepted scoring approach can be adopted and promoted alongside future versions of the PID-5.

Language: en