Abstract
Extant literature indicates that childhood maltreatment is significantly associated with personality disorders. With the recent call for a more dimensional approach to understanding personality and pathological personality traits, the aim of the present study was to examine whether the experience of childhood maltreatment is associated with pathological personality traits as measured by the Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5). We analyzed data from 557 adult psychiatric patients with diverse psychiatric diagnoses, including mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and anxiety disorders. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine the degree to which childhood maltreatment explained the five trait dimensions after controlling for demographic variables, presence of psychotic symptoms, and degree of depressive symptoms. Childhood maltreatment significantly predicted all of the five trait dimensions of the PSY-5. This suggests that childhood maltreatment may negatively affect the development of an adaptive adjustment system, thereby potentially contributing to the emergence of pathological personality traits.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-16 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Personality Disorders |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Feb |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 The Guilford Press.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health