Rolling in the Deep of Personality
Psychometric Properties of the Structured Interview of Personality Organization – Revised (STIPO-R) in Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21352083 |
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| Authors | Emanuele Preti (0000-0001-5207-4579, University of Milano-Bicocca, corresponding author), Marco Di Sarno (0000-0002-0840-7564, University of Milano-Bicocca), Erika Fanti (0000-0001-9373-2128, University of Milano-Bicocca), Caterina Felici (0000-0002-3777-2747, University of Milano-Bicocca), Fabio Madeddu (0000-0003-3768-770X, University of Milano-Bicocca), Rossella Di Pierro (0000-0001-7930-1559, University of Milano-Bicocca) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 518-530 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality Assessment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3891 • E-ISSN: 1532-7752 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00223891.2025.2606011 |
| PMID | 41481088 |
| OpenAlex | W7118018964 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 61 |
The STIPO-R (Structured Interview of Personality Organization – Revised) is an interview assessing personality organization across five major functional domains (identity, object relations, defenses, aggression, moral values). In contrast to a-theoretical models, the STIPO-R offers a theoretically grounded conceptualization of personality pathology based on object-relations theory. This study tests psychometric properties of the interview across mixed psychiatric patients (N = 180) and community individuals (N = 170) in Italy. Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated that a bifactor model with five specific factors and a general factor had good fit. The latent scores discriminated between patients and controls, while some specific dimensions differentiated those with PDs from other psychiatric patients. The STIPO-R had sensible correlations with criterion measures, including maladaptive personality traits and symptom distress. Finally, a network analysis on the mean scores of the STIPO-R suggested no major difference in the network structure between patients and controls, indicating that the dimensions of defenses, aggression, and identity were the most interconnected in the networks. The STIPO-R appears to be a valid tool to assess personality impairment, and a good operationalization of the psychodynamic theory of personality pathology upon which it is built
Conceptualization · Confirmatory factor analysis · Operationalization · Personality · Personality Assessment Inventory · Personality pathology · Psychodynamics · Psychometrics · Mental Health Research Topics · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
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