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Daily Interpersonal and Affective Dynamics in Personality Disorder

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: In this naturalistic study, the authors adopt the lens of interpersonal theory to examine between- and within-person differences in dynamic processes of daily affect and interpersonal behaviors among individuals (N = 101) previously diagnosed with personality disorders who completed daily diaries over the course of 100 days. Dispositional ratings of interpersonal problems and measures of daily stress were used as predictors of daily shifts in interpersonal behavior and affect in multilevel models. Results indicate that ∼40%-50% of the variance in interpersonal behavior and affect is due to daily fluctuations, which are modestly related to dispositional measures of interpersonal problems but strongly related to daily stress. The findings support conceptions of personality disorders as a dynamic form of psychopathology involving the individuals interacting with and regulating in response to the contextual features of their environment.

Source: Journal of Personality Disorders

DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2015.29.4.503

Authors: Aidan G. C. Wright, Christopher J. Hopwood, Leonard J. Simms

Institutions: University of Pittsburgh, Michigan State University, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Language: English

Topic: Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health