Concordance and added value of informant- versus self-report in personality assessment : a systematic review

INTRODUCTION: Both in personality assessment and scientific research, self-report questionnaires are frequently used, yet the use of informant-report is increasing. The aim of this systematic review is to address the concordance and added value of informant- versus self-report in measuring personality pathology in (older) adults.

METHOD: A systematic search has been carried out for relevant literature published between 2000 and 2018, via the databases Scopus, PsychINFO and PubMED. Also the reference lists of included articles have been checked, resulting in an inclusion of 46 studies.

RESULTS: The concordance between informant- and self-report appears to be only moderate, but highest when the relationship is characterized by interpersonal intimacy (such as between partners). The concordance between informants is somewhat better than between informant- and self -reports. Informants have an added value over self-report in the context of externalizing personality traits and interpersonal functioning. In addition, they appear to be a better predictor for health, adaptability and professional functioning. Self-report on the other hand captures intrapsychic characteristics more thoroughly.

CONCLUSION: In personality assessment, informant- and self-reports could be complementary. However, empirical research among older adults is almost uncharted territory and deserves more attention.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Tijdschrift voor gerontologie en geriatrie - 50(2019), 4 vom: 31. Dez.

Sprache:

Niederländisch

Weiterer Titel:

Concordantie en meerwaarde van informant- versus zelfrapportage bij persoonlijkheids­diagnostiek: een systematische review

Beteiligte Personen:

Eleveld, Mariska [VerfasserIn]
Debast, Inge [VerfasserIn]
Rossi, Gina M P [VerfasserIn]
Dierckx, Eva [VerfasserIn]
van Alphen, Sebastiaan P J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Informant
Journal Article
Older adults
Personality pathology
Personality traits
Self-report
Systematic Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.10.2020

Date Revised 29.10.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.36613/tgg.1875-6832/2019.04.01

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315227389