Evaluating Measures of Externalizing Personality Pathology Traits in Black and White American Adolescents in a Program for at-Risk Youths.

Autor: Charles NE; The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS., Tennity CL; The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS., Anestis JC; Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ., Kim H; Washington State University, Pullman, WA., Barry CT; Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of personality assessment [J Pers Assess] 2023 Jul-Aug; Vol. 105 (4), pp. 508-519. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 09.
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2022.2076237
Abstrakt: Adolescent personality assessment measures can aid in the identification of traits that are associated with various types of maladjustment. Externalizing personality pathology traits (e.g., antisocial, borderline, and narcissistic personality disorder features) are particularly relevant for many problematic outcomes, yet measures that assess these traits have not been validated extensively in diverse samples. The present study aimed to examine the properties of measures of externalizing personality pathology traits in a sample of White ( n  = 184) and Black ( n  = 99) adolescents participating in a residential program for at-risk youth. The fit of the proposed structure for these measures was tested in the sample as a whole and in each racial group separately. Associations between these measures and the count of disciplinary infractions received while in the program were also tested. Measures were found to have less than optimal fit in this sample, especially among Black adolescents. Suggestions for future research and clinical use of these measures are discussed.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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