Deconstructing dependency in a five-factor world: A Meta-Analytic Review.
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Meta-analysis of studies assessing the relation between interpersonal dependency test scores and five-factor model (FFM) domain scores revealed that dependency scores are positively correlated with FFM Neuroticism and Agreeableness scores and negatively correlated with FFM Extraversion, Openness, and Conscientiousness scores. The magnitudes of these correlations were all in the small-to-moderate range, and comparable score intercorrelations were obtained when participants’ dependency levels were assessed by means of a trait dependency questionnaire, dependent personality disorder questionnaire, or dependent personality disorder interview. These findings have implications for researchers’ efforts to deconstruct dependency into its basic trait elements and for the dimensional approaches to personality disorders being considered for future versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Article Number
1211
Publication Date
2000
Recommended Citation
Bornstein, R.F. & Cecero, J.J. (2000). Deconstructing dependency in a five-factor world: A Meta-Analytic Review. Journal of Personality Assessment, 74 (2), 324-343.
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