title: Self-defeating personality disorder reconsidered.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the distinctiveness, incremental validity, and gender bias of self-defeating personality disorder (SDPD) symptoms. A total of 441 nonclinical subjects completed personality disorder questionnaires. Structural equation modeling and regression analyses indicated that SDPD symptoms were distinctive, predicted impairment/distress beyond other personality disorder symptoms, and showed no gender bias. SDPD warrants reconsideration as a valid nosological category.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306-1270, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Joiner
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Heisler
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Spitzer
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pettit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires