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Does personality functioning relate to attitude toward minorities?
Nikola Doubková1,2, Radek Heissler1, Martina Barcaj2
1National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic.
Personality and Mental Health
|October 7, 2022
Summary
Individuals with personality disorders exhibit greater impairment in personality functioning and express more negative attitudes towards minorities. This suggests that overt negative attitudes may stem from broader interpersonal difficulties associated with personality disorders.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Social Psychology
Background:
- The link between negative attitudes and psychopathology remains unclear.
- Dimensional approaches to mental disorders (DSM-5, ICD-11) offer new perspectives on studying attitudes.
- Personality disorders involve impairments in personality functioning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between personality functioning impairments and negative attitudes toward minorities.
- To compare general population adults with adults diagnosed with personality disorders regarding attitudes and personality functioning.
Main Methods:
- A comparative study involving 127 adults (69 general population, 58 with personality disorders).
- Assessment of global, self, and interpersonal personality functioning, negative attitudes, social distance, and racism.
- Statistical comparison between the two groups.
Main Results:
- The personality disorders group demonstrated significantly higher impairment in personality functioning.
- Individuals with personality disorders scored higher on measures of negative attitudes and blatant expression of attitudes.
- The association between attitudes and personality functioning did not fully align with these group differences.
Conclusions:
- The pronounced expression of negative attitudes in the personality disorders group may reflect broader disorder-related characteristics, such as general interpersonal difficulties.
- Negative attitudes expressed overtly might be a manifestation of underlying issues in personality functioning rather than solely prejudice.
- Further research is needed to fully understand the complex interplay between personality disorders and prejudiced attitudes.
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