ERIC Number: EJ914708
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-398X
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General and Maladaptive Personality Dimensions in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms
Aelterman, Nathalie; De Clercq, Barbara; De Bolle, Marleen; De Fruyt, Filip
Child Psychiatry and Human Development, v42 n1 p24-41 Feb 2011
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic and impairing clinical disorder in childhood, often characterized by a heterogeneous symptomatic profile and high co-occurrence with other disorders. The present study introduces a new perspective on the description of OCD symptoms in youth, and empirically examines the value of a personality framework (e.g. Five Factor of Personality; FFM) for understanding early OCD symptomatology in a referred sample of 274 children and adolescents, relying on age-specific measures of general and maladaptive personality. Differences in general and maladaptive personality traits for high versus low-scoring children and adolescents on the Obsessive-Compulsive Scale of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL-OCS) were explored. The discriminant validity of both higher-and lower-order personality traits was supported, showing that high CBCL-OCS scorers are characterized by specific personality features ranging from adaptive to pathological, especially in terms of Conscientiousness. In addition, personality traits contributed to the accurate classification of high- versus low-scorers on the CBCL-OCS. Implications for clinical practice and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Check Lists, Personality Traits, Validity, Child Behavior, Personality Problems, Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Measures (Individuals), Classification, Referral, Children, Pathology, Personality Measures
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Child Behavior Checklist
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