Abstract
Consistent with the "scar hypothesis", according to which mood depression might impact personality, we examined the effect of unipolar and hypomanic mood disturbances on cluster B (i.e., narcissistic, histrionic, and borderline) personality disorder features. Data from 113 suicidal young adults were utilized, and cross-lagged associations between unipolar and hypomanic mood disturbances and cluster B personality disorder features were examined using manifest-variable structural equation modeling (SEM). Hypomanic symptoms predicted an increase in narcissistic and histrionic personality disorder features over the Time 1-Time 2 period, as well as an increase in narcissistic personality disorder features over the Time 1-Time 3 period. Unipolar depressive symptoms and borderline features were reciprocally and longitudinally associated, albeit at different time periods. The sample distinct features restrict generalization of the findings. An exclusive use of self-report measures might have contributed to shared method variance. Results are consistent with the notion that hypomanic symptoms increase narcissistic personality disorder tendencies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 892-898 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Depression and Anxiety |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Oct 2008 |
Keywords
- Cluster B
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Scar hypothesis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health