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Associations between Psychosocial Problems and Personality Disorders among Egyptian Adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2013

Abd-Elraqeep Elbheiry  and
Mahmoud Emam
Abd-Elraqeep Elbheiry
Affiliation:
Assyut University (Egypt)
Mahmoud Emam*
Affiliation:
Assyut University (Egypt)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Mahmoud Emam. Psychology Department, School of Education, Assyut University. (Egypt). E-mail: mamer@aun.edu.eg
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Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between psychosocial problems and personality disorders among a sample of 817 Egyptian adolescents (408 males and 409 females). Using 15 subscales from the Adolescent Psychopathology Scale (APS-long form) we assessed prevalence rates of a number of internalizing and externalizing psychosocial disorders. Additionally, we investigated whether there are gender differences in psychopathology among Egyptian adolescents and to what extent can psychosocial problems predict specific personality disorders. Stepwise multiple regression analyses showed that the participants experienced higher levels of PD, AV, and BD. Gender differences were found in certain personality disorders as well as in externalizing and internalizing psychosocial problems. A number of externalizing and internalizing psychosocial problems were highly predictive of specific personality disorders.

Keywords

psychopathologypsychosocial problemspersonality disordersegyptian adolescentsgender differences
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Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 16 , 2013 , E78
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2013 

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