Maladaptive Facet Trait Profiles and Psychopathology: A Person-centered Assessment Approach [Dataset]

Abstract

Person-centered approaches in the field of personality allow greater understanding of how different subpopulations with specific personality profiles are linked with related clinically relevant predictors or outcomes. Studies under the Five Factor Model offer consensus on the observation of a Resilient, an Undercontrolled and an Overcontrolled profile. However, studies using maladaptive traits are much more limited. The present research aimed to identify personality profiles based on the 25 maladaptative facet and examined the relationships between the profiles and personality dysfunctioning, internalizing and externalizing symptoms. A mixed sample composed of community adults (n = 742) and patients (n = 312) completed the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 Short Form, the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms-II, Externalizing Spectrum Inventory–Brief From, the 12 items Spanish version of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule II and Level of Personality Functioning Scale-Brief Form 2.0. Latent profile analysis was performed to identify profiles based scores on the 25 maladaptive personality trait facets scales of the PID-5-SF. The scores on internalizing, externalizing and functioning were compared across the profiles obtained, by analyzing the equality of means. Four personality profiles that differed in both level and shape emerged: Resilient, Undercontrolled, Overcontrolled, and Ordinary type. The Overcontrolled and Undercontrolled types showed higher scores on pathology scales than the Resilient and Ordinary types. While the Overcontrolled profile appeared more related to internalizing symptoms and impairment in self-functioning, the Undercontrolled profile was more linked to higher scores on externalizing symptoms and interpersonal dysfunctioning.