Berrios, R., Kellett, S., Fiorani, C. et al. (1 more author) (2016) Assessment of Identity Disturbance: Factor Structure and Validation of the Personality Structure Questionnaire in an Italian Sample. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 28 (4). E27-E35. ISSN 1040-3590
Abstract
here are few brief measures of identity disturbance for use in clinical practice that have been subject to any cross - culturally validation . This study investigated the construct validity of the Personality Structure Questionnaire (PSQ) in Italian clinical (N=237) and community ( N=296) samples . Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to investigate the internal structure of the PSQ. A three – factor structure (i.e., differing self - states, mood variability and behavioral loss of control) including a second - order factor provided the best fit to the data . This structure was demonstrated to be invariant across sex and clinical diagnosis , with clinical diagnosis significantly predicting increased PSQ scores . A g lobal PSQ score of between 26 - 28 was found to be an appropriate cut-off for assisting in diagnostic processes. Implications for the assessment and treatment of psychological disorders with a marked identity disturbance component are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 American Psychological Association. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Psychological Assessment. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | identity disturbance; fragmentation; confirmatory factor analysis; scale validation; PSQ |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2016 09:47 |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2017 11:10 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000143 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1037/pas0000143 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:102712 |