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Open science practices in personality disorder journals
Colin E Vize1, Donald R Lynam2
1Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh.
Personality Disorders
|October 27, 2025
Summary
Personality disorder research shows lower adoption of Open Science practices compared to general personality research. Implementing these transparent methods is crucial for improving the robustness of findings in this field.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Personality Disorders
Background:
- The field of psychology has faced challenges with research reproducibility.
- Open Science practices (preregistration, data sharing) have emerged as solutions.
- Adoption of Open Science is growing but uneven across subfields.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the adoption of Open Science practices in personality disorder research.
- To compare these rates with general personality research.
- To identify areas for improvement in transparency.
Main Methods:
- Analyzed articles published between 2021-2023 in two personality disorder journals.
- Compared Open Science rates with empirical articles from general personality journals.
- Assessed rates of preregistration, registered reports, and data/materials sharing.
Main Results:
- Personality disorder research articles demonstrated lower rates of Open Science practices compared to general personality articles.
- Registered reports were infrequently used across all analyzed journals.
- Overall adoption of Open Science practices in personality disorder research is lagging.
Conclusions:
- Personality disorder research can benefit significantly from increased implementation of Open Science practices.
- Strategies are needed to encourage the adoption of transparent research methods.
- Enhancing Open Science adoption will bolster the reliability of personality disorder research.
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