title: Personality Assessment Inventory profiles of deployed combat troops: an empirical investigation of normative performance.
abstract: The present study examined the normative scores and psychometric properties of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991) within a non-treatment-seeking sample of soldiers deployed to combat zones in Iraq, compared with a sample of community adults matched with respect to age and gender. Results indicate the scores and properties of the PAI scales were generally quite similar in the Iraq and community samples, with modest differences emerging on only 3 subscales addressing antisocial behavior, issues with close relationships, and interpersonal vigilance. These results suggest that standard normative interpretation of PAI scales is appropriate even when the instrument is administered in a combat zone. In comparison with prior research, the results may suggest that documented mental health issues among combat veterans, when present, may be particularly likely to emerge postdeployment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4235, USA. lmorey@psych.tamu.edu
authors.forename: Leslie C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Morey
authors.forename: Sara E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lowmaster
authors.forename: Rodney L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Coldren
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Robert V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Parish
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult