Agreement Between Self- and Informant-Reported Ratings of Personality Traits: The Moderating Effects of Major Depressive and/or Panic Disorder. Issue 4 (April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lieberman, Lynne; Gorka, Stephanie M.; Huggins, Ashley A.; Katz, Andrea C.; Sarapas, Casey; Shankman, Stewart A.
• Is Part Of: Journal of nervous and mental disease. Volume 204:Issue 4(2016:Apr.)
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Subjects: Self-informant agreement -- panic disorder -- major depressive disorder -- informant-reported personality; Neurology -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Neurology; Psychiatry; Neurologie; Psychiatrie; Neurology; Psychiatry; Periodicals; 616.8005
• DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000448
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3018

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Several personality traits are risk factors for psychopathology. As symptoms of psychopathology may influence self-rated personality, informant reports of personality are also sometimes collected. However, little is known about self-informant agreement in individuals with anxiety and/or depression. We investigated whether self-informant agreement on positive and negative affectivity (PA and NA) and anxiety sensitivity differs for individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) and/or panic disorder (PD; total n = 117). Informant- and self-reported PA was correlated among those with MDD, but not among those without MDD. Informant- and self-reported anxiety sensitivity was correlated among those with PD, but not among those without PD. Informant- and self-reported NA was correlated irrespective of diagnosis. Results indicate that the agreement of self- and informant-reported personality may vary as a function of depression and/or anxiety disorders.