title: The structure of traits delineating personality disorder in a Chinese sample.
abstract: The present study examined the factorial structure of a Chinese language version of the self-report Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology Questionnaire in 581 adults. Four factors were extracted (Emotional Dysregulation, Dissocial, Inhibition, and Compulsivity) that are similar to the factors extracted in the scales' normative clinical and general population samples from North America (factor comparability coefficients range from .88 to .96), supporting the idea that this trait structure is invariant across diverse populations. The internal consistency of the scales (Cronbach's alpha) was satisfactory across age and gender groups with the exception of the Intimacy Problems scale. Possible explanations for the poor internal consistency of the Intimacy Problems scale, such as cultural differences in social factors influencing marital and romantic relationships in Chinese populations, as opposed to other populations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioural Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. kjang@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Wenyu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Congyuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jiaming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: W John
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Livesley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*