Journal article

Authors list: Ehrenthal, Johannes C.; Kruse, Johannes; Schmalbach, Bjarne; Dinger, Ulrike; Werner, Samuel; Schauenburg, Henning; Brahler, Elmar; Kampling, Hanna

Publication year: 2023

Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Volume number: 14

ISSN: 1664-1078

Open access status: Gold

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1248992

Publisher: Frontiers Media

Abstract: 
BackgroundThe assessment of personality functioning is at the core of current dimensional models of personality disorders. A variety of measures from different clinical and research traditions aim to assess basic psychological capacities regarding the self and others. While some instruments have shown reliability and validity in clinical or other selected samples, much less is known about their performance in the general population.MethodsIn three samples representative of the German adult population with a total of 7,256 participants, levels of personality functioning were measured with the short 12-item version of the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis - Structure Questionnaire (OPD-SQS). We addressed questions of factor structure, reliability, validity, factorial invariance, and provide norm values.ResultsConfirmatory factor analysis indicated a satisfactory to good model fit. OPD-SQS models were mostly unaffected by variables such as gender, age, or measurement time. As expected, personality functioning was associated with general psychopathology as well as indices of occupational functioning.ConclusionThe OPD-SQS is a viable measure to assess personality functioning in the general population.

Harvard Citation style: Ehrenthal, J., Kruse, J., Schmalbach, B., Dinger, U., Werner, S., Schauenburg, H., et al. (2023) Measuring personality functioning with the 12-item version of the OPD-Structure Questionnaire (OPD-SQS): reliability, factor structure, validity, and measurement invariance in the general population, Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1248992. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1248992

APA Citation style: Ehrenthal, J., Kruse, J., Schmalbach, B., Dinger, U., Werner, S., Schauenburg, H., Brahler, E., & Kampling, H. (2023). Measuring personality functioning with the 12-item version of the OPD-Structure Questionnaire (OPD-SQS): reliability, factor structure, validity, and measurement invariance in the general population. Frontiers in Psychology. 14, Article 1248992. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1248992