Self and informant ratings of SCID-II personality disorder items for nonreferred college women: Effects of item and participant characteristics

Examined the relationship between self‐ and informant‐ratings on Structured Clinical Interview for DSM‐III‐R Personality Disorders (SCID‐II) items. Seventy‐five female undergraduate student volunteers and their roommates also completed the Brief Symptom Inventory, Rubin's Liking Scale, and the...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 1997-10, Vol.53 (6), p.523-533
Main Authors: McKeeman, Joni L., Erickson, Marilyn T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Middle Aged
Personality
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Concept
Self image
Social Desirability
Students - psychology
Techniques and methods
Universities
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Summary:Examined the relationship between self‐ and informant‐ratings on Structured Clinical Interview for DSM‐III‐R Personality Disorders (SCID‐II) items. Seventy‐five female undergraduate student volunteers and their roommates also completed the Brief Symptom Inventory, Rubin's Liking Scale, and the Marlowe–Crowne Social Desirability Scale. Self‐rating scores on personality disorder items were significantly higher than informant‐ratings on five personality disorder scales. Participants and informants endorsed more personality disorder items rated higher on social desirability. No relationship was found between subjectivity of personality disorder scales and differences between self‐ and informant‐ratings. Participants with higher needs for positive self‐presentation rated themselves lower on nine personality disorder scales. A higher level of liking for roommates was associated with lower informant ratings for six personality disorder scales. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 53: 523–533, 1997.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199710)53:6<523::AID-JCLP1>3.0.CO;2-L