Reliability and validity of the Italian version of the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised in an outpatient sample

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• 作者：Andrea Fossati ; C. Robert Cloninger ; Daniele Villa ; Serena Borroni ; Federica Grazioli ; Laura Giarolli ; Marco Battaglia ; Cesare Maffei
• 关键词：Acupuncture ; acupuncture research ; musculoskeletal diseases ; osteoarthritis ; hip ; clinical trial
• 刊名：Comprehensive Psychiatry
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：July-August 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：48
• 期：4
• 页码：380-387
• 全文大小：143 K

文摘

The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R) in an outpatient sample.

Method

The TCI-R was administered to 404 consecutively admitted subjects. The TCI-R scale 1-month test-retest reliability and TCI-R/TCI convergent validity were assessed in 2 independent subsamples.

Results

The TCI-R scales showed adequate Cronbach α values and acceptable 1-month test-retest reliability coefficients. Although many TCI-R facets showed factorial complexity, factor analysis results were consistent with the 7-factor structure of the TCI-R scales. The predictive validity of TCI-R profiles for personality disorder diagnoses was confirmed, with different combinations of temperament dimensions being associated with specific personality disorders.

Conclusions

The TCI-R was a reliable and valid instrument for assessing temperament and character features, at least among Italian outpatients. The TCI-R psychometric properties support its clinical usefulness in the assessing of personality psychopathology.