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Normative and Maladaptive Personality Traits and Self-Reported Executive Functioning.

Scott Roye¹, Matthew Calamia¹, Peter J Castagna¹

¹Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

|December 29, 2020

Summary

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This study reveals that both normal and maladaptive personality traits predict self-reported executive functioning (EF). Maladaptive traits offer unique insights into EF deficits beyond normative traits.

Keywords:

BDEFS Big Five PID-5-SF executive functioning personality

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Neuroscience
Cognitive Science

Background:

Research on executive functioning (EF) and personality primarily examines normative traits.
Limited research exists on the link between maladaptive personality traits and self-reported EF.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between self-reported EF domains and both normative and maladaptive personality traits.
To determine if maladaptive personality traits provide unique predictive variance for EF beyond normative traits.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale for self-reported EF.
Assessed normative personality using the International Personality Item Pool-NEO-120 Item (IPIP-120).
Assessed maladaptive personality using the Personality Inventory for DSM-5-Short Form (PID-5-SF) in 354 undergraduates.

Main Results:

Strongest associations between EF and personality were observed for neuroticism/negative affectivity and conscientiousness/disinhibition.
Normative traits explained more variance in EF when considered alone.
Maladaptive traits uniquely predicted variance in multiple EF domains, even after accounting for normative traits.

Conclusions:

Both normative and maladaptive personality traits are important for understanding self-reported executive functioning.
Assessing multiple domains of EF alongside both personality types offers a more comprehensive view.
Findings underscore the clinical utility of considering a broader spectrum of personality characteristics in relation to executive function.