The p Factor and the n Factor: Associations Between the General Factors of Psychopathology and Neuroticism in Children
The p Factor and the n Factor: Associations Between the General Factors of Psychopathology and Neuroticism in Children
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DOI：
10.1177/2167702619859332
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发表时间：
2019-09-18
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4.8
通讯作者：
Tackett, Jennifer L.
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作者：
Brandes, Cassandra M.;Herzhoff, Kathrin;Tackett, Jennifer L.
跨年龄组的研究一直表明，精神病理学具有一般的因素结构，这样一个广泛的潜在维度（或p因子）捕获所有精神障碍以及特定的内化和外化因素的共同差异。这项研究发现，p因子与特质消极情绪性（或神经质）有很大的重叠。然而，很少有人知道一般精神病理学模型的具体因素的心理实质或神经质的低阶方面如何可能与每个精神病理学因素。我们调查了695名青春期前儿童的神经质和精神病理学的结构以及这些领域之间的关联，使用多方法评估。我们发现，精神病理学和神经质都可以很好地用双因素模型来表征，并且精神病理学（p）和神经质（n）一般因素之间以及特定因素（恐惧内化，易怒外化）之间存在大量重叠。
Research across age groups has consistently indicated that psychopathology has a general factor structure such that a broad latent dimension (or p factor) captures variance common to all mental disorders as well as specific internalizing and externalizing factors. This research has found that the p factor overlaps substantially with trait negative emotionality (or neuroticism). However, less is known about the psychological substance of the specific factors of the general psychopathology model or how lower-order facets of neuroticism may relate to each psychopathology factor. We investigated the structure of neuroticism and psychopathology as well as associations between these domains using multimethod assessments in a sample of 695 preadolescent children. We found that both psychopathology and neuroticism may be well characterized by bifactor models and that there was substantial overlap between psychopathology (p) and neuroticism (n) general factors as well as between specific factors (Internalizing with Fear, Externalizing with Irritability).