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Personality Pathology and Momentary Stress Processes.

Colin E Vize¹, Aleksandra Kaurin², Aidan G C Wright¹

¹Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh.

Clinical Psychological Science : a Journal of the Association for Psychological Science

|August 9, 2024

Summary

Personality pathology involves daily stress and individual differences. This study explored how maladaptive traits influence stress generation, reactivity, and emotional inertia, offering insights into dynamic personality models.

Keywords:

Daily hassles ecological momentary assessment maladaptive traits personality processes

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Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Personality Psychology

Background:

Personality pathology expression varies significantly across individuals and over time.
Maladaptive traits may stem from dysregulation in fundamental behavioral processes.
Stress and daily hassles literature offers dynamic perspectives on individual differences and maladaptive dysregulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To integrate maladaptive personality traits with dynamic stress processes.
To advance dynamic models of personality pathology.
To investigate the moderating role of maladaptive traits in stress generation, reactivity, and affective spillover/inertia.

Main Methods:

Utilized ecological momentary assessment (EMA) with 19,968 observations.
Sample included 297 participants, oversampled for interpersonal problems.
Examined stress generation, reactivity, and affective spillover/inertia.

Main Results:

Findings showed mixed support for previously identified stress processes.
The moderating role of personality traits in these processes received mixed support.
Provided insights into the interplay between everyday stressors and personality pathology.

Conclusions:

Maladaptive traits interact dynamically with everyday stressors.
Results contribute to a more nuanced understanding of personality pathology.
Highlights the importance of considering dynamic processes in personality research.