The Spanish version of the Level of Personality Functioning Scale – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0): Psychometric evaluation in adolescents who have suffered from parental abuse and neglect and a community sample
Given shifts to dimensional models of personality pathology and a growing consensus that personality disorder (PD) often onsets during adolescence, there is a need for validated measures of PD in adolescents. Level of Personality Functioning (LPF) is particularly relevant for the identification of e...
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| description | Given shifts to dimensional models of personality pathology and a growing consensus that personality disorder (PD) often onsets during adolescence, there is a need for validated measures of PD in adolescents. Level of Personality Functioning (LPF) is particularly relevant for the identification of emerging personality dysfunction in adolescents given its ability to capture developmental discontinuity as metacognitive capacities in self- and interpersonal-functioning emerge. However, no studies as of yet have validated a measure of LPF in a sample of Spanish-speaking adolescents. In addition, no study has evaluated whether LPF associates with status as victim of parental neglect vs. community adolescents. A total of 570 Spanish-speaking adolescents between the ages of 11 and 18 (n = 168 with a history of parental neglect, n = 402 from a community sample) completed the briefest form of LPF, the LPFS-BF 2.0. Results from the confirmatory factor analysis revealed adequate fit of a unidimensional model, and invariance analyses suggested measurement invariance across gender and age (early versus late adolescents). Internal consistency was adequate, and convergent validity was supported through negative correlations of the LPFS-BF 2.0 with empathy and reflective function, and positive associations with alexithymia. Contrary to expectations, total scores on the LPFS-BF 2.0 did not distinguish adolescents with a history of parental neglect and adolescents from a community sample. Overall, results support the Spanish translation of the LPFS-BF 2.0 as a valid measure for use in adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-92de338f819c4e07b2566291182d51242025-08-20T01:47:44ZengSciendoScandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology2245-88752024-12-01121650910.2478/sjcapp-2024-0012The Spanish version of the Level of Personality Functioning Scale – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0): Psychometric evaluation in adolescents who have suffered from parental abuse and neglect and a community sampleBalzen Kennedy M.0Sharp Carla1Unzurruzaga Erne2Eguren Ane3Pérez Luis4Department of Psychology, University of Houston, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, University of Houston, United StatesHirube Cooperative Organization. Council of Gipuzkoa, SpainHirube Cooperative Organization. Council of Gipuzkoa, SpainHirube Cooperative Organization. Council of Gipuzkoa, SpainGiven shifts to dimensional models of personality pathology and a growing consensus that personality disorder (PD) often onsets during adolescence, there is a need for validated measures of PD in adolescents. Level of Personality Functioning (LPF) is particularly relevant for the identification of emerging personality dysfunction in adolescents given its ability to capture developmental discontinuity as metacognitive capacities in self- and interpersonal-functioning emerge. However, no studies as of yet have validated a measure of LPF in a sample of Spanish-speaking adolescents. In addition, no study has evaluated whether LPF associates with status as victim of parental neglect vs. community adolescents. A total of 570 Spanish-speaking adolescents between the ages of 11 and 18 (n = 168 with a history of parental neglect, n = 402 from a community sample) completed the briefest form of LPF, the LPFS-BF 2.0. Results from the confirmatory factor analysis revealed adequate fit of a unidimensional model, and invariance analyses suggested measurement invariance across gender and age (early versus late adolescents). Internal consistency was adequate, and convergent validity was supported through negative correlations of the LPFS-BF 2.0 with empathy and reflective function, and positive associations with alexithymia. Contrary to expectations, total scores on the LPFS-BF 2.0 did not distinguish adolescents with a history of parental neglect and adolescents from a community sample. Overall, results support the Spanish translation of the LPFS-BF 2.0 as a valid measure for use in adolescents.https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2024-0012personality functioningassessment of personality disorder in youthlevel of personality functioningdimensional assessment of personality |
| spellingShingle | Balzen Kennedy M. Sharp Carla Unzurruzaga Erne Eguren Ane Pérez Luis The Spanish version of the Level of Personality Functioning Scale – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0): Psychometric evaluation in adolescents who have suffered from parental abuse and neglect and a community sample Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology personality functioning assessment of personality disorder in youth level of personality functioning dimensional assessment of personality |
| title | The Spanish version of the Level of Personality Functioning Scale – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0): Psychometric evaluation in adolescents who have suffered from parental abuse and neglect and a community sample |
| title_full | The Spanish version of the Level of Personality Functioning Scale – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0): Psychometric evaluation in adolescents who have suffered from parental abuse and neglect and a community sample |
| title_fullStr | The Spanish version of the Level of Personality Functioning Scale – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0): Psychometric evaluation in adolescents who have suffered from parental abuse and neglect and a community sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Spanish version of the Level of Personality Functioning Scale – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0): Psychometric evaluation in adolescents who have suffered from parental abuse and neglect and a community sample |
| title_short | The Spanish version of the Level of Personality Functioning Scale – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0): Psychometric evaluation in adolescents who have suffered from parental abuse and neglect and a community sample |
| title_sort | spanish version of the level of personality functioning scale brief form 2 0 lpfs bf 2 0 psychometric evaluation in adolescents who have suffered from parental abuse and neglect and a community sample |
| topic | personality functioning assessment of personality disorder in youth level of personality functioning dimensional assessment of personality |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2024-0012 |
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