Structure of personality disorders from the perspective of the revised NEOpersonality inventory domain scales and the psychopathology-5 scales

This study tested the generality and comprehensiveness of the five-factor m odel of personality as applied to the Personality Adjective Checklist's (St rack, 1987) personality disorder scales. A sample of 258 undergraduates (11 3 men and 145 women) completed the Personality Adjective Checklist, the Rev ised NEO Personality Inventory, and the Psychopathology-5 Scales for partia l course credit. A combined principal axis analysis with varimax rotation w as performed for nonoverlapping scales of the Personality Adjective Checkli st, the Revised NEO Personality Inventory domain scales and the Psychopatho logy-5 scales. The results indicated four factors which were identified as Neuroticism, Extraversion, Disagreeableness, and Conscientiousness. Opennes s did not emerge as a separate factor. These results supported the comprehe nsiveness but not the generality of the five-factor model as applied to per sonality disorders.