Understanding adolescent personality pathology from growth trajectories of childhood oddity
De Clercq,Barbara Verbeke,Lize De Caluwe,E.A.L. Vercruysse,Tom Hofmans,Joeri
De Clercq,Barbara
Verbeke,Lize
De Caluwe,E.A.L.
Vercruysse,Tom
Hofmans,Joeri
Abstract
Research on developmental trajectories of early maladaptive features for understanding later personality disorders (PDs) is increasingly recognized as an important study area. The course of early odd features is highly relevant in this regard, as only a few researchers have addressed childhood oddity in the context of emerging PDs. Using latent growth modeling, the current study explores growth parameters of odd features in a mixed sample of Flemish community and referred children (N = 485) across three measurement waves with 1-year time intervals. Personality pathology was assessed at a fourth assessment point in adolescence. Beyond a general declining trend in oddity characteristics, the results demonstrated that both an early onset and an increasing trend of oddity-related characteristics over time are independent predictors of adolescent PDs. Childhood oddity tends to be the most manifest precursor for PDs with a core oddity feature (i.e., the schizotypal and borderline PD), but also appears to predict most of the other DSM-5 PDs. Results are discussed from an overarching developmental framework on PDs (Cicchetti, 2014), specifically focusing on the principle of multifinality. From a clinical perspective, the significance of increasing or steady-high childhood oddity trajectories for adolescent PDs highlights the relevance of systematic screening processes across time.
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2017
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DIMENSIONAL MODEL, FOLLOW-UP, DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE, COMMUNITY SAMPLE, DISORDER, CHILDREN, SCHIZOTYPAL, SYMPTOMS, TRAITS
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De Clercq, B, Verbeke, L, De Caluwe, E A L, Vercruysse, T & Hofmans, J 2017, 'Understanding adolescent personality pathology from growth trajectories of childhood oddity', Development and Psychopathology, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 1403-1411. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579417000347
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