Parent-child discrepancies in reports of pre- and early adolescent level of personality functioning

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ID15525976
AutoresKiran Boone (0000-0002-6115-9168, University of Houston, autor correspondente), Jessica LaRocca (University of Houston), Kennedy M Balzen (0000-0002-3295-2140, University of Houston), Codi Sharp (0000-0001-8349-4701, University of Houston), Carla Sharp (University of Houston), Dara E Babinski (0000-0002-0864-085X, Pennsylvania State University)
Ano2026
Volume17
Páginas1773598-1773598
Data de publicação2026-03-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
EditoraFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1773598
PMID41868853
OpenAlexW7133927652
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas98

Given the research consensus that personality disorder often onsets in adolescence, more work is needed to investigate parent-child discrepancies in reporting on personality disorder, particularly during the pre- and early adolescent period when more significant impairment in personality functioning may be developing or can already be observed. The current study examined concordance of parent- and child-reported level of personality functioning (LPF, as defined in the DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorders) among pre- and early adolescents and examined the extent to which this concordance was associated with clinically relevant outcomes. Participants included N = 432 children between the ages of 10 and 15 years from three samples oversampled for psychopathology symptoms and their parents. Children and their parents reported on child impairment in personality functioning with the Level of Personality Functioning Scale Brief Form 2.0. Outcomes included parent-reported caregiver strain, parent-reported child functional impairment, and child-reported history of thoughts and behaviors related to suicide and non-suicidal self-injury. Latent profile analysis was conducted to identify profiles of children based on patterns of convergence and divergence between parent- and child-reported LPF. Profile membership was then used to predict outcomes. A four-profile model, with two parent-child convergent and two parent-child divergent profiles, demonstrated the best fit. Convergence on high impairment in LPF demonstrated the strongest associations with outcomes. Divergent profiles also demonstrated stronger associations with outcomes reported by the informant who had endorsed higher impairment in LPF. Findings suggested that both parent- and child-reported LPF, and the degree of their concordance, may have unique value for predicting clinically important outcomes in pre- and early adolescence. Research and clinical practice utilizing new dimensional approaches with adolescents may therefore benefit from multi-informant assessment of personality functioning

Big Five personality traits · Concordance · Convergence (economics · Personality · Personality Assessment Inventory · Personality disorders · Psychopathology · Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies