Mapping the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) Onto the Hitop Model of Psychopathology: Exploratory Factor Analysis in Active-Duty Military

This study expands literature connecting the HiTOP model to commonly used diagnostic measures. Exploratory factor analysis of the PAI non-overlapping substantive scales resulted in a 7-factor solution reflective of HiTOP’s psychopathology dimensions. Observed factors were consistent with the six HiTOP spectra and the antisocial behavior subfactor.