DSM-5 personality trait facets amongst child molesters: an exploratory comparison with other types of offenders

Ferretti, Fabio; Carabellese, Felice; Catanesi, Roberto; Coluccia, Anna; Ferracuti, Stefano; Schimmenti, Adriano; Caretti, Vincenzo; Lorenzi, Lore; Gualtieri, Giacomo; Carabellese, Fulvio; Pozza, Andrea

doi:10.1186/s40359-021-00619-1

BMC Psychology

Table 3 Comparisons between groups on the PID5 domains and facets

From: DSM-5 personality trait facets amongst child molesters: an exploratory comparison with other types of offenders

	Sex crime against children (n = 91)		Property crime (n = 25)		Crime against the person (n = 51)		F_{(2, 157)}	p-value	η²
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	F_{(2, 157)}	p-value	η²
PID5 domains
PID5 negative affectivity	1.165	0.675	1.107	0.635	1.192	0.706	0.125	0.883	0.002
PID5 detachment	0.919	0.635	0.699	0.457	0.844	0.484	1.448	0.238	0.018
PID5 antagonism	0.597	0.586	0.684	0.555	0.514	0.491	0.782	0.459	0.010
PID5 disinhibition	0.895	0.713	0.863	0.455	0.715	0.527	0.771	0.464	0.010
PID5 psychoticism	0.629	0.637	0.672	0.496	0.377	0.584	2.085	0.128	0.026

	Sex crime against children (n = 91)		Property crime (n = 25)		Crime against the person (n = 51)		F_{(2, 157)}	p-value	η²	Scheffé post-hoc test
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	F_{(2, 157)}	p-value	η²	Scheffé post-hoc test
PID5 facets
PID5—restricted affectivity	0.86	0.60	0.45	0.53	0.96	0.62	6.13	0.003	0.073	Crime against the person > sex child crime > property crime
PID5—anhedonia	0.81	0.57	0.72	0.49	0.83	0.46	0.38	0.68	0.005
PID5—separation insecurity	0.86	0.70	0.82	0.70	1.020	0.83	0.87	0.42	0.011
PID5—anxiousness	1.35	0.97	1.34	0.68	1.39	0.72	0.04	0.95	0.001
PID5—unusual beliefs and experiences	0.68	0.84	0.39	0.58	0.75	0.64	1.91	0.15	0.024
PID5—depressivity	0.81	0.83	0.88	0.69	0.75	0.59	0.26	0.76	0.003
PID5—perceptual dysregulation	0.49	0.65	0.33	0.51	0.60	0.61	1.58	0.20	0.020
PID5—distractibility	0.80	0.64	0.79	0.63	0.83	0.68	0.02	0.97	0.000
PID5—eccentricity	0.68	0.62	0.48	0.65	0.76	0.76	1.36	0.25	0.017
PID5—intimacy avoidance	0.85	1.04	0.46	0.49	0.68	0.63	1.99	0.14	0.025
PID5—grandiosity	0.60	0.56	0.59	0.63	0.80	0.77	1.73	0.17	0.022
PID5—impulsivity	0.90	0.77	0.84	0.89	0.97	0.78	0.23	0.78	0.003
PID5—deceitfulness	0.45	0.47	0.47	0.51	0.58	0.57	0.98	0.37	0.012
PID5—callousness	0.46	0.43	0.36	0.42	0.56	0.56	1.61	0.20	0.020
PID5—irresponsibility	0.72	0.59	0.41	0.36	0.61	0.48	3.27	0.04	0.040	Sex child crime > property crime
PID5—emotional lability	1.07	0.71	1.19	0.81	1.22	0.86	0.63	0.53	0.008
PID5—manipulativeness	0.51	0.58	0.47	0.52	0.75	0.64	3.09	0.05	0.038
PID5—hostility	0.80	0.64	0.96	0.86	0.89	0.55	0.67	0.51	0.009
PID5—rigid perfectionism	1.25	0.65	1.27	0.86	1.28	0.74	0.02	0.97	0.000
PID5—perseveration	0.89	0.54	0.73	0.58	0.94	0.67	1.10	0.33	0.014
PID5—attention seeking	0.76	0.82	0.71	0.80	0.94	0.79	1.13	0.32	0.014
PID5—withdrawal	1.02	0.06	0.92	0.80	0.98	0.62	0.23	0.78	0.003
PID5—suspiciousness	1.20	0.63	1.18	0.62	1.19	0.61	0.01	0.98	0.000
PID5—submissiveness	0.74	0.69	0.81	0.76	0.86	0.70	0.50	0.60	0.006
PID5—risk taking	1.04	0.63	1.02	0.58	1.22	0.61	1.48	0.23	0.019

PID5 Personality Inventory for DSM-5

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