title: Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the self-report Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire -4+ (PDQ-4+) in psychiatric outpatients.
abstract: We examined the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the self-report Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4+ (PDQ-4+) in a sample of 437 psychiatric outpatients. Psychometric properties were assessed through internal consistency analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and concurrent validity. Results indicate that the Spanish version of the PDQ-4+ has moderate internal consistency, which was acceptable for 7 of the 12 self-report scales. The factor structure roughly replicated the DSM-IV clusters. The presence of Personality Disorders was associated with the character dimensions of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI).
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, 08035 Barcelona, Spain. nacalvo@vhebron.net
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Andión
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Caseras
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Torrubia
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult