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Title

Beliefs and personality disorders: an overview of the Personality Beliefs Questionnaire

Author(s)

Bhar, Sunil S.;  Beck, Aaron T.;  Butler, Andrew C.

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of The Personality Beliefs Questionnaire (PBQ)---a 126-item self-report measure of beliefs associated with ten personality disorders. It consolidates the literature on the PBQ over the last 20 years to provide a summary of the psychometric status, revisions and applications of the PBQ scales. The PBQ scales are psychometrically reliable (α = 77 - 94, test-retest stability r = .57 - .93) and discriminate between individuals with and without a specific personality disorder. Two revisions have been made to the measure: A 14-item subscale measuring beliefs central to borderline personality disorder has been identified, and a short form version of the PBQ has been validated. The PBQ has been used to measure cognitive mechanisms of treatment outcomes, and has been found to be sensitive to changes in beliefs. Given the proposed shift in DSM-5 to a dimensional conceptualization of psychological components of personality dysfunction, the PBQ is likely to remain relevant and useful for identifying such components in individuals with personality disorders.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences

Source

Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 68, no. 1 (Jan 2012), pp. 88-100

Publication year

2012

FOR Code(s)

1701 Psychology;  1702 Cognitive Sciences

Keyword(s)

Assessment;  Attitude;  Beliefs;  Cognitive therapy;  PBQ;  Personality Beliefs Questionnaire;  Personality disorders;  Psychometrics

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

ISSN

0021-9762

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20856

Copyright

Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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