Personality, characteristic adaptations, and narrative identity resconstructions in individuals with depersonalization and derealization

Fino, E, Jemmett-Skinner, T, Evans-Miller, R, Perkins, J, Malik, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2474-3899, Robinson, M and Webb, G, 2024. Personality, characteristic adaptations, and narrative identity resconstructions in individuals with depersonalization and derealization. Journal of Personality. ISSN 0022-3506

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Abstract

Introduction. Depersonalization and Derealization Disorder (DPDR) is a debilitating condition. To date, little was known about the role of broadband and maladaptive personality and of perceived social support and loneliness in DPDR.

Methods: Three studies investigated, respectively: (i) broadband personality (Five-Factor Model), maladaptive trait domains (PID-5), and perceived support and loneliness in individuals with self-reported DPDR (N = 160) vs. a general population sample (N = 303), using network modelling; (ii) structure and inter-connectivity of personality, perceived support and loneliness, and DPDR traits (frequency/duration) in individuals with self-reported DPDR (N = 160); (iii) characteristic adaptations and narrative identities in individuals with self-reported DPDR (N = 19), using thematic analysis.

Results. Study 1 found between-samples differences across several traits, especially psychoticism and negative affect. Differences in networks’ global centrality, but not structures or edges, were also found. Study 2 identified a latent community of dissociative tendencies including DPDR traits and psychoticism. Study 3 highlighted the development of DPDR as a key life transition for those experiencing it, with narratives focusing on feelings of poor agency, isolation, and a disrupted sense of self.

Conclusions. Individual differences in personality characterize DPDR, especially psychoticism. Implications for theory and research are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Personality
Creators:	Fino, E., Jemmett-Skinner, T., Evans-Miller, R., Perkins, J., Malik, M., Robinson, M. and Webb, G.
Publisher:	Wiley
Date:	17 October 2024
ISSN:	0022-3506
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1111/jopy.12976 DOI 2254499 Other
Rights:	© 2024 the author(s). Journal of Personality published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	16 Oct 2024 10:28
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2024 10:58
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52425

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