Psychometric properties of adult Personality Inventory according DSM-5

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Sohrab  Amiri ¹ (Urmia)

Received: 2018-02-25 Accepted : 2018-02-25 Published : 2017-12-22

Keywords: Personality Inventory, big five, dark traits, psychometrics,

Abstract :

With regard to various concerns regarding the category of personality disorder since the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, an alternative personality disorder model is provided in the third part of DSM-5. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of  DSM-5 adult Personality Inventory on the normal population. For this purpose, 278 students were selected by using multi-stage cluster sampling, and tested with adult DSM-5 personality inventory, Dark  Triad Scale and Big Five Personality Questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire with other scales showed eligible discriminant and convergence validity. As well as its factor structure was assessed by using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the factor analysis indicated that the DSM-5 adult Personality Inventory has five factors, check the reliability of the questionnaire using Cronbach's alpha, retest and splitting coefficient reflects the reliability of the Inventory. The inventory, has required psychometric properties in Iranian population sample, and Inventory can be used in studies in the Iranian culture.