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• Conscientiousness
• Five types of stability were examined
including structural stability (congruence
CONCLUSIONS
in covariance of traits), differential
• Extroversion stability (agreement in individuals’ trait Data derived from these studies
rank ordering over time), mean-level conclude that individuals with
• Agreeableness stability (consistency in the median level personality disorders exemplify
of traits over time), individual-level criterion for maladaptive variations of
variability (overall consistency at the Five Factor Model traits as well as
• Neuroticism
individual level), and ipsative stability extreme expressions of Five Factor
Model Traits, specifically neuroticism.
Maladaptive Traits (consistency in trait patterns of the
individual) (Hopwood et al, 2009). Five Factor Model trait instability was
observed, specifically in neuroticism
• Research indicates that Borderline Trait Instability and conscientiousness. This Five
Personality Disorder is a maladaptive • Participants with BPD were Factor Model trait instability present
variant of FFM traits (Trull et al, characterized as having greater in patients diagnosed with
2003). individual-level instability for Five Factor personality disorders is suggested to
• Samuel’s study looked at personality Model traits neuroticism and have an impact on behavioral and
disorders as the maladaptive conscientiousness. Instability in traits emotional functioning in these
extreme versions of normal Five could account for some behavioral, individuals.
Factor Model personality traits. The emotional, or symptomatic expressions
results concluded a correlation in individuals with Borderline Personality The research suggests the Five Factor
between Borderline Personality Model has potentiality to serve as a
Disorder (Hopwood et al, 2009).
Disorder and extreme demonstration • Five Factor Model trait instability was diagnostic tool in the future.
of FFM trait neuroticism (Samuel et observed in both the Hopwood and
al, 2013). Conway studies, providing evidence that
• Negative affectivity, which is a
maladaptive trait, was predicted by
instability in FFM traits can be indicators
of personality disorder pathologies.
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