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  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Personality pathology is linked to interpersonal impairment.
  • The relationship between personality pathology and marital dysfunction remains understudied.
  • Marriage is central to many individuals' lives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between concurrent personality pathology and marital dysfunction.
  • To investigate the impact of self- and spouse-reported personality disorder symptoms on marital satisfaction, verbal aggression, and physical violence.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study of 82 married couples.
  • Multilevel modeling to analyze self- and spouse-reported personality disorder symptoms.
  • Assessment of marital satisfaction, verbal aggression, and physical violence.

Main Results:

  • Inclusion of both self- and spouse reports improved model fit and explained more variance in marital dysfunction.
  • Spouse reports provided incremental validity for several personality disorder scales.
  • Borderline and Dependent personality disorder symptoms, reported by spouses, were particularly associated with lower marital satisfaction and higher verbal aggression.

Conclusions:

  • Personality pathology is significantly associated with marital dysfunction.
  • Spouse reports are valuable for understanding the impact of personality pathology on marriage.
  • Clinical attention to personality pathology in married individuals may improve relationship outcomes.