Self-criticism, dependency and the five factor model of personality in depression: assessing construct overlap |
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Authors: | RMichael Bagby Neil A Rector |
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Institution: | Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Section on Personality and Psychopathology, 11th Floor, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1R8 |
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Abstract: | The construct overlap between the lower-ordered personality constructs linked to depression, dependency and self-criticism, and higher-ordered personality constructs of the Five Factor Model (FFM) were assessed by exploratory factor analysis in a depressed sample. Three robust factors were extracted: negative affectivity (Neuroticism, Self-Criticism), positive affectivity (Extraversion, Openness), and interpersonal sensitivity (Dependency, Agreeableness). These findings suggest that there is significant construct redundancy between self-criticism and Neuroticism, while dependency appears to represent a more unique dimension associated with, but relatively distinct from Neuroticism and the other dimensions of the FFM. |
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