Factorial structure of the German version of the Dimensional Assessment ofPersonality Pathology-Basic Questionnaire in clinical and nonclinical samples
R. Pukrop et al., Factorial structure of the German version of the Dimensional Assessment ofPersonality Pathology-Basic Questionnaire in clinical and nonclinical samples, J PERS DIS, 15(5), 2001, pp. 450-456
The Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology-Basic Questionnaire (DA
PP-BQ) assesses 18 traits to provide a systematic representation of the ove
rall domain of personality disorders. We tested the cross-cultural stabilit
y of the prediction that four higher-order factors (Emotional Dysregulation
, Dissocial Behavior, Inhibitedness, and Compulsivity) underlie the 18 basi
c traits. A total of 81 patients who were primarily treated for an Axis II
personality disorder and N = 166 healthy control patients completed the Ger
man version of the DAPP-BQ. Results clearly confirmed cross-cultural stabil
ity of the postulated four-factor structure in both samples, accounting for
74.7% (clinical sample), and 65.7% (nonclinical sample) of the total varia
nce. All four higher-order factors showed specific correlational relationsh
ips with dimensional assessments of DSM-IV personality disorders.