A Five-Factor Model framework for understanding childhood personality disorder antecedents.
The present contribution reviews evidence that supports the relevance of childhood antecedents of personality disorders, and advocates that the validity of a Five-Factor Model framework for describing general trait differences in childhood can be extended towards the field of developmental personality difficulties. In addition, we suggest that several traditional childhood Axis I conditions include a substantial trait component that may be responsible for the recurring finding that childhood Axis I disorders are predictive for adult Axis II disorders. Given the valuable information provided by a trait assessment, we further propose to integrate dimensional personality and personality pathology measures as standard tools in mental health assessments at a young age.
Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium. DeClercq@ugent.be
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008016:Life Change Events; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010551:Personality / Q000145:classification*; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000592:standards; D010553:Personality Development; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards; D002666:Psychology, Child