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DSM-5 section II personality disorders through the lens of PID-5 and MMPI-2-RF: a study of an iranian sample

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The current study was designed to assess the Section II personality disorders (PDs) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) using two common self-report personality assessment measures, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) and Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5). The sample comprised 320 Iranian outpatients who completed the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5-Screening Personality Questionnaire (SCID-5-SPQ), PID-5, and MMPI-2-RF. To determine how the DSM-5 Section II PDs were associated with these two measures, we conducted Spearman correlations, a series of count regression models, and exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM) analyses. The regression models revealed that although the DSM-5 Section II PDs associated with the hierarchical model of the MMPI-2-RF, there were also a few unexpected findings, reflecting some variations on personality psychopathology across this clinical sample. Likewise, the joint structure of SCID-5-SPQ along with PID-5 facets and MMPI-2-RF scales revealed an interpretable pattern of factor loadings that generally corresponded to anticipated theoretical models. The authors discuss the implications of these findings.

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  1. This excluded sample included 70 (44%) women and 89 (56%) men, aged between 18 and 50 years old (Mean = 29.75, SD = 7.23). 59.7 percent of the participants were single, and 40.3% were married or in a relation. The self-reported ethnicities of participants were Persian (49.1%), Turkish (18.2%), Lur (9.4%), Kurd (5.0%), and 18.2% provided the response of “other ethnicities”. Their mean level of education was 12.93 years, with 75.5% finishing at least a high school degree.

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  1. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Zahra Ghamkhar Fard, Shima Shakiba & Abbas Pourshahbaz

  2. Minneapolis VA Health Care System Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    William H. Menton

  3. Psychiatric Research Unit, Slagelse, Denmark

    Sune Bo

  4. Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Sune Bo

  5. Department of Psychiatry, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Arash Mirabzadeh

  6. Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mahdieh Pazhooyan

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Fard, Z.G., Menton, W.H., Shakiba, S. et al. DSM-5 section II personality disorders through the lens of PID-5 and MMPI-2-RF: a study of an iranian sample. Curr Psychol 43, 15673–15688 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05538-5

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