TY - JOUR
T1 - The Shedler and Westen Assessment Procedure From the Perspective of General Personality Structure
AU - Mullins-Sweatt, Stephanie
AU - Widiger, Thomas A.
PY - 2007/8
Y1 - 2007/8
N2 - The Shedler and Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP-200; J. Shedler & D. Westen, 2004) has received increasing support as a dimensional model of personality pathology. However, only 1 prior study has related empirically the SWAP-200 with any other measure of personality or personality disorder. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether the SWAP-200 personality disorder and personality dimension scales relate meaningfully to the domains and facets of the five-factor model (FFM; J. M. Digman, 1990) of general personality structure. Individuals (n = 94) with significant personality pathology were described on instruments of general personality and personality pathology. The results of the current study suggest that most of the SWAP-200 personality and personality disorder scales relate to the domains and facets of the FFM in a manner consistent with FFM theory and previous FFM personality disorder research. Inconsistent findings and limitations are discussed, along with suggestions for future research.
AB - The Shedler and Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP-200; J. Shedler & D. Westen, 2004) has received increasing support as a dimensional model of personality pathology. However, only 1 prior study has related empirically the SWAP-200 with any other measure of personality or personality disorder. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether the SWAP-200 personality disorder and personality dimension scales relate meaningfully to the domains and facets of the five-factor model (FFM; J. M. Digman, 1990) of general personality structure. Individuals (n = 94) with significant personality pathology were described on instruments of general personality and personality pathology. The results of the current study suggest that most of the SWAP-200 personality and personality disorder scales relate to the domains and facets of the FFM in a manner consistent with FFM theory and previous FFM personality disorder research. Inconsistent findings and limitations are discussed, along with suggestions for future research.
KW - SWAP-200
KW - assessment
KW - five-factor model
KW - personality disorder
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-843X.116.3.618
DO - 10.1037/0021-843X.116.3.618
M3 - Article
C2 - 17696718
AN - SCOPUS:34548842468
SN - 0021-843X
VL - 116
SP - 618
EP - 623
JO - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
IS - 3
ER -
