Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-3013, United States.
Psychiatry Res. 2010 Apr 30;176(2-3):202-7. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.08.002. Epub 2010 Feb 25.
The goals of the current study were to use specific measures of affective lability and neuroticism to examine the nomological network surrounding both constructs and to test the degree to which a measure of general personality can account for variability in affective lability. Using a psychiatric outpatient sample (n=48), we assessed personality disorder (PD) symptoms, personality, and level of functioning across a range of domains. Neuroticism and affective lability demonstrated a small but significant positive correlation and manifested a divergent pattern of correlations with PDs and measures of functioning. Specifically, neuroticism was correlated primarily with Borderline, Avoidant and Dependent PDs, whereas affective lability was primarily correlated with Cluster B PDs. In addition, neuroticism evinced significant correlations with a range of functional impairments, whereas affective lability was correlated only with self-harm. Regression analyses demonstrated that a substantial portion of the variance in affective lability scales can be explained by Five-Factor Model domains, particularly if the narrower facets are used. The current findings suggest that neuroticism and affective lability are related but in a complex manner that involves other basic personality domains in addition to neuroticism.
本研究的目的是使用情感不稳定性和神经质的特定衡量标准来检验这两个结构的因果关系网络，并测试一般人格衡量标准在多大程度上可以解释情感不稳定性的变异性。使用精神科门诊患者样本（n=48），我们评估了人格障碍（PD）症状、人格和多个领域的功能水平。神经质和情感不稳定性之间存在微小但显著的正相关关系，并表现出与 PD 和功能衡量标准的发散相关模式。具体而言，神经质与边缘型、回避型和依赖型 PD 主要相关，而情感不稳定性主要与 B 群 PD 相关。此外，神经质与一系列功能障碍显著相关，而情感不稳定性仅与自伤相关。回归分析表明，五因素模型领域可以解释情感不稳定性量表的大部分方差，尤其是如果使用更狭窄的方面。当前的研究结果表明，神经质和情感不稳定性是相关的，但以一种复杂的方式涉及除神经质之外的其他基本人格领域。
