Personality Traits And Depersonalization/Derealization
Dispositional Traits, Characteristic Adaptations, and Narrative Identity Reconstructions in Individuals With Depersonalization and Derealization.
Emanuele Fino, Thalia Jemmett-Skinner, Richard Evans-Miller, Joe Perkins, Mohammed Malik, Martin Robinson, Gwendalyn Webb.
October 2024
Summary:
This study investigated the connections between personality, social support, loneliness, and depersonalization/derealization disorder (DPDR) using three approaches. Comparing individuals with self-reported DPDR to a general population sample revealed differences in personality traits, notably psychoticism and negative affect. Within the DPDR group, a network analysis suggested a link between dissociative tendencies, including DPDR traits, and psychoticism. Finally, analysis of personal narratives highlighted DPDR as a significant life transition marked by feelings of poor agency, isolation, and a disrupted sense of self. The study concludes that individual differences in personality, especially psychoticism, are characteristic of DPDR.