Empirical typology of adolescent personality organization

Biberdzic, Marko; Ensink, Karin; Normandin, Lina; Clarkin, John F.

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.04.004

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“…Furthermore, the two factors called Instability of self and others and Instability of behaviors identified on the Inventory of Personality Organization displays how identity diffusion and immature defenses tends to merge ( 74 ). This result was consistent in Italian population ( 80 ), German population ( 81 ), and adolescent population ( 82 , 83 ). Mature defenses as, humor and anticipation, and neurotic defenses styles as, idealization and reactive formation, had low correlations with the AIDA scales.…”

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Psychometric Properties of a Cultural Adapted Version of the Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence in Panama

2022

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The Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence (AIDA) is a self-report instrument to detect pathological development of Identity. In Panamá, psychometric instruments for assessment of psychopathology in adolescence are lacking. Our aim was to develop a valid and reliable version of the AIDA Inventory for Panamanian Population. AIDA was adapted to Spanish considering cultural aspects of Panamanian population. Two pilot tests were performed prior to main test to assess item-total correlation at subscale, primary scale and total scale levels and internal consistency at subscale level. A mixed sample of students and PD patients (N = 315) completed the AIDA inventory, the “Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire” and “Defense Style Questionnaire−40.” AIDA was retested in a sub sample from school population (n = 98). The Structured Clinical Interview for Axis II Disorders was used for diagnosis of personality disorders in the patient sample (n = 25). Psychometric properties were tested to assess internal consistency, reliability, factorial validity, convergent validity, and criterion validity. AIDA Panama showed excellent internal consistency for the total scale Identity Diffusion with Cronbach's α:0.94 and a retest reliability of 0.84. A Bifactorial CFA was modeled to assess the dimensionality of the inventory. The proportion between OmegaH and Omega at total scales 96% of the variance is explained by a general factor. Furthermore, the Explained Common Variance for the General Factor is 73% supporting unidimensionality. In line with theory, AIDA total scale showed a high positive correlation (r = 0.67) with Total Difficulties scale and high positive correlation (r = 0.71) with Immature Defense scale. The AIDA total score differed highly significant (p = 0.000) between the patient sample and the students with a large effect size (d = 1.02).ConclusionThe adaptation and validation of AIDA for Panamanian adolescent population was successful with good psychometric properties and significant correlations with related psychopathological constructs. AIDA showed high clinical validity by providing a valid discrimination between the school sample and a diagnosed PD sample, in line with the assumption that impaired identity functioning is at the core of personality disorders, especially in adolescence.

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Psychometric Properties of a Cultural Adapted Version of the Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence in Panama

2022

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“…Integrating TFP with other treatments has also been explored: Good psychiatric management (McCommon & Hersh, 2021), supportive psychotherapy (O. F. , behavioral activation (Levy & Scala, 2015;Yeomans et al, 2017), and modular treatments (Clarkin et al, 2015) have all been considered as potential modalities for integration. TFP principles have also been considered within child and adolescent treatments (Biberdzic et al, 2018;Ensink et al, 2015;Normandin et al, 2014Normandin et al, , 2015Normandin et al, , 2021, and these modifications were largely inspired by Paulina Kernberg's work (P. Kernberg et al, 2000).…”

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Transference-focused psychotherapy.

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2022

Personality Disorders and Pathology: Integrating Clinical Assessment and Practice in the DSM-5 and ICD-11 Era.

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“…The validity and clinical utility of Kernberg's model of PO has been empirically supported in both clinical and non-clinical adult populations [ 31 – 37 ], with the concept of PO being used to assess structural components of personality functioning [ 25 , 38 ]. Despite the paucity of similar work among adolescent populations, the importance of assessing PO in youth has recently been supported [ 5 , 39 ] and is in line with the recent call for the development and validation of brief and developmentally sensitive measures of personality functioning in youth [ 3 , 40 ].…”

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A bifactor model of personality organization in adolescence: the validity of a brief screening measure assessing severity and core domains of functioning

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Background Both the latest edition of the DSM-5 as well as the new ICD-11 have established a new focus in the diagnosis of personality disorders: the assessment of personality functioning. This recent shift in focus converges with long-standing psychodynamic conceptualizations of personality pathology, particularly Kernberg’s object relations model. Although a significant amount of research supports these models in adults, much less is known about the validity of these frameworks in youth. Considering the paucity of brief measures of personality functioning in adolescents, the current study aimed to develop and investigate the validity of the Inventory of Personality Organization for Adolescents—Short Form, a theoretically-informed measure assessing severity and core domains of functioning in adolescents. Methods A total sample of N = 525 adolescents aged 13 to 19 years were recruited through a community University-Health Psychology Clinic as current patients (n = 94) or who responded to an online research call (n = 431). Results Results indicate that a bifactor model provided the best fit to the data and consisted of a general factor reflecting core self-other functioning and three specific factors, representing additional dimensions of personality organization. Conclusions A brief 15-item version of the IPO-A was successfully derived for time-efficient screening of personality pathology in youth. Similarities with the ICD-11 framework are discussed.

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Empirical typology of adolescent personality organization

Cited by 10 publications

References 82 publications

Psychometric Properties of a Cultural Adapted Version of the Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence in Panama

Psychometric Properties of a Cultural Adapted Version of the Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence in Panama

Transference-focused psychotherapy.

A bifactor model of personality organization in adolescence: the validity of a brief screening measure assessing severity and core domains of functioning

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