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Incremental validity of the Structured Interview for the Five‐Factor Model of Personality (SIFFM)

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Stepp, SD; Trull, TJ; Burr, RM; Wolfenstein, M; Vieth, AZ
Published in: European Journal of Personality
June 2005

This study examined the incremental validity of the Structured Interview for the Five‐Factor Model (SIFFM; Trull & Widiger, 1997) scores in the prediction of borderline, antisocial, and histrionic personality disorder symptoms above and beyond variance accounted for by scores from the Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality (SNAP; Clark, 1993), a self‐report questionnaire that includes items relevant to both normal (i.e. Big Three) and abnormal personality traits. Approximately 200 participants (52 clinical outpatients, and 149 nonclinical individuals from a borderline‐features‐enriched sample) completed the SIFFM, the SNAP, and select sections of the Personality Disorder Interview—IV (PDI‐IV; Widiger, Mangine, Corbitt, Ellis, & Thomas, 1995). We found support for the incremental validity of SIFFM scores, further indicating the clinical utility of this instrument. However, results also supported the incremental validity of SNAP scores in many cases. We discuss the implications of the findings in terms of dimensional approaches to personality disorder assessment. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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European Journal of Personality

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EISSN

1099-0984

ISSN

0890-2070

Publication Date

June 2005

Volume

19

Issue

4

Start / End Page

343 / 357

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Stepp, S. D., Trull, T. J., Burr, R. M., Wolfenstein, M., & Vieth, A. Z. (2005). Incremental validity of the Structured Interview for the Five‐Factor Model of Personality (SIFFM). European Journal of Personality, 19(4), 343–357. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.565
Stepp, Stephanie D., Timothy J. Trull, Rachel M. Burr, Mimi Wolfenstein, and Angela Z. Vieth. “Incremental validity of the Structured Interview for the Five‐Factor Model of Personality (SIFFM).” European Journal of Personality 19, no. 4 (June 2005): 343–57. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.565.
Stepp SD, Trull TJ, Burr RM, Wolfenstein M, Vieth AZ. Incremental validity of the Structured Interview for the Five‐Factor Model of Personality (SIFFM). European Journal of Personality. 2005 Jun;19(4):343–57.
Stepp, Stephanie D., et al. “Incremental validity of the Structured Interview for the Five‐Factor Model of Personality (SIFFM).” European Journal of Personality, vol. 19, no. 4, SAGE Publications, June 2005, pp. 343–57. Crossref, doi:10.1002/per.565.
Stepp SD, Trull TJ, Burr RM, Wolfenstein M, Vieth AZ. Incremental validity of the Structured Interview for the Five‐Factor Model of Personality (SIFFM). European Journal of Personality. SAGE Publications; 2005 Jun;19(4):343–357.
Journal cover image

Published In

European Journal of Personality

DOI

EISSN

1099-0984

ISSN

0890-2070

Publication Date

June 2005

Volume

19

Issue

4

Start / End Page

343 / 357

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 1701 Psychology