Dispositional Traits, Characteristic Adaptations, and Narrative Identity Reconstructions in Individuals With Depersonalization and Derealization

Bibliographic Data

ID7160367
AuthorsEmanuele Fino (0000-0002-5095-6014, School of Psychology Queen's University Belfast Belfast UK, corresponding author), Thalia Jemmett‐Skinner (NTU Psychology Nottingham Trent University Nottingham UK), Richard Evans‐Miller (NTU Psychology Nottingham Trent University Nottingham UK), Joe Perkins (0000-0002-9266-6832, Unreal Bristol UK), Mohammed Malik (0000-0003-2474-3899, NTU Psychology Nottingham Trent University Nottingham UK), Martin Robinson (0000-0002-4276-2893, School of Psychology Queen's University Belfast Belfast UK), Gwendalyn Webb (0009-0003-9888-1116, Unreal Bristol UK), G A Webb (At Bristol)
Year2025
Volume93
Issue3
Pages796-810
Publication date2025-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jopy.12976
PMID39417577
OpenAlexW4403489406
LanguageEN
References cited58

INTRODUCTION: Depersonalization and derealization disorder (DPDR) is a debilitating condition. To date, little was known about the role of personality structure and of perceived social support and loneliness in DPDR. METHODS: Three studies investigated, respectively: (i) broadband personality traits (five-factor model), maladaptive trait domains (PID-5), and perceived support and loneliness in individuals with self-reported DPDR (N = 160) versus a general population sample (N = 303), using network modeling; (ii) structure and interconnectivity 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. The graphical model in Study 2 showed a 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 in psychoticism. Implications for theory and research are discussed

Big Five personality traits · Burnout · Depersonalization · Derealization · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Loneliness · Narrative · Narrative identity · Personality · Population · Psychoticism · Clinical Psychology · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · Mental Health Research Topics · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Social Psychology