Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Masochistic personality: an empirical study.

F Kass, R A MacKinnon, R L Spitzer

The American Journal of Psychiatry

|February 1, 1986

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

The DSK-III Classification of Affective Disorders.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2017

Same author

Current psychotherapy research methodology applied to psychoanalysis : a feasibility study.

The Journal of psychotherapy practice and research·2012

Same author

Health problems, impairment and illnesses associated with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder among primary care and obstetric gynaecology patients.

Psychological medicine·2001

Same author

Hypersexual disorder and preoccupation with internet pornography.

The American journal of psychiatry·2001

Same author

The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure.

Journal of general internal medicine·2001

Same author

Validation and utility of the patient health questionnaire in diagnosing mental disorders in 1003 general hospital Spanish inpatients.

Psychosomatic medicine·2001

Same journal

2026 Annual Meeting: President-Elect Address.

The American journal of psychiatry·2026

Same journal

2026 Annual Meeting: CEO and Medical Director's Address.

The American journal of psychiatry·2026

Same journal

Reports to the Membership.

The American journal of psychiatry·2026

Same journal

Convergent Metabolic Dysregulations But Divergent Contributing Pathways Across Severe Mental Disorders: The Power of Combining Genetics and Metabolomics.

The American journal of psychiatry·2026

Same journal

2026 Annual Meeting: Presidential Address.

The American journal of psychiatry·2026

Same journal

Represcribing Previously Used Antipsychotics: Response to So.

The American journal of psychiatry·2026

See all related articles

Researchers identified common masochistic personality traits in psychotherapy patients. These findings informed discussions for potential inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd Edition revision.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Psychiatry
Personality Disorders

Background:

Masochistic personality traits are frequently observed in clinical settings.
Understanding these traits is crucial for accurate personality disorder diagnosis.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the prevalence and consistency of 10 specific masochistic personality traits.
To provide empirical data for the revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd Edition (DSM-III).

Main Methods:

Therapists rated 10 masochistic personality traits in 59 psychotherapy patients.
Internal consistency of the trait ratings was evaluated.

Main Results:

The 10 masochistic personality traits were found to be common among the patient sample.

Related Experiment Videos

The identified traits demonstrated good internal consistency.

Conclusions:

The study provides evidence supporting the commonality and reliability of masochistic personality traits.
Findings were presented to the DSM-III revision committee for consideration of masochistic personality disorder classification.