APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
There Are Few Relations between Personality Traits and Specific Symptom Endorsement: An Exploration of the Pathoplasticity Hypothesis Using Data from Clients at a Community Mental Health Clinic.
- Callia Smith
St. John's University Center for Psychological Services - Zuzanna Kromczyk
St. John's University - William Chaplin
St. John's University
Abstract
The pathoplasticity model suggests that personality will be systematically related with different disorder symptoms. This exploratory examination found that each of the big five traits were related to a small number of mental health symptoms. However, consistent with previous literature, the number of symptoms associated with each trait is limited.
