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Interpersonal variability in dependent personality.

A L Pincus1, K R Wilson

  • 1Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.

Journal of Personality
|May 8, 2001
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The interpersonal circumplex model helps understand personality disorders. This study reconceptualizes dependent personality disorder using three dependency traits: submissive, exploitable, and love.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Personality Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • The interpersonal circumplex (IPC) is a dimensional model for personality traits.
  • It shows potential for understanding personality disorders rooted in interpersonal dysfunction.
  • The IPC was applied to dependent personality and its disorder.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate Pincus and Gurtman's (1995) interpersonal vectors of dependency.
  • To construct a reliable self-report measure for dependency traits.
  • To explore the phenomenology of dependent personality disorder through its component traits.

Main Methods:

  • Factor analyses on two large samples (N=921, N=472) validated dependency vectors.
  • A 3 Vector Dependency Inventory (3VDI) was developed.

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  • ANOVA and chi-square analyses compared individuals with different dependency profiles (N=103, N=122) on various psychological constructs.

    • Main Results:

    • Submissive dependence correlated with maladaptive outcomes (fearful/pathological attachment, loneliness) and specific parental representations (low affiliation, high maternal control).
    • Love dependence correlated with adaptive outcomes (secure attachment, parental affiliation).
    • Phenomenological variations in dependence were linked to its three core traits.

    Conclusions:

    • The three interpersonal vectors of dependency (submissive, exploitable, love) offer a nuanced understanding of dependent personality.
    • This framework aids in reconceptualizing dependent personality disorder.
    • The findings highlight the importance of interpersonal dynamics in dependent personality pathology.