title: Oddity, schizotypy/dissociation, and personality.
abstract: The construct of Oddity was examined in relation to the dimensions of normal personality variation and a dimension of schizotypy and dissociation. In 2 studies involving samples of community adults (N = 409) and college students (N = 378), Oddity-as operationalized in terms of perceived strangeness or eccentricity-was found to be moderately related to a Schizotypy/Dissociation factor and also to factors of normal personality variation, particularly Openness to Experience. The modest loading of Oddity on the Schizotypy/Dissociation factor, along with the somewhat stronger projection of Oddity within the space of normal personality dimensions, indicates that the Schizotypy/Dissociation factor should not be interpreted as a dimension of Oddity. The interpretation of the Schizotypy/Dissociation factor is discussed, as are the implications of these results for proposed dimensional models of personality disorders.
authors: Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1 Canada. mashton@brocku.ca
authors: Michael C
authors: MC
authors: Ashton
authors: Kibeom
authors: K
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult