Socialization scores in psychiatric patients and their implications for the diagnosis of personality disorders.
The distribution scores on the Socialization (So) scale of the California Psychological Inventory was examined in a series of 83 admissions to a general hospital psychiatric service. The series was divided into groups of low and high scorers (Low So and High So). Low So scorers were younger than high scorers and had a raised mean Neuroticism score. A strong association was found between So scores and the quality of parental care which patients reported receiving from their fathers. Other parental attributes are reported. Patients with a clinical diagnosis of personality disorder were found in the Low So, but not the High So group.
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D000328:Adult; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012951:Socialization