Validation and reliability of the questionnaire of demonstrative personality syndrome in students

This research aimed to validate and validate Ferguson and Negi's (۲۰۱۴) Dramatic Personality Disorder questionnaire in college students. The research method was descriptive-contextualization. The statistical population of this research included undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students who were studying in the universities of Tehran in the academic year of ۲۰۱۹. ۳۰۷ students were selected as a sample using online sampling (available). Ferguson and Nagy's (۲۰۱۴) expressive personality questionnaire and MMPI scale were used to collect data. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the items of this questionnaire had the necessary power to measure the components of seduction, attracting attention and dramatic personality symptoms, and Cronbach's alpha of the mentioned components was ۰.۷۸ and ۰.۶۹, respectively, and the overall internal consistency of the questionnaire was equal to ۰.۷, the total score of the personality syndrome questionnaire was positively correlated with the scores of the psychological/social deviance, paranoia, mental weakness and schizophrenia components of the MMPI at a significance level of ۰.۰۱. Therefore, the questionnaire of demonstrative personality syndromes has good validity and reliability, and its use in research and treatment work is recommended to researchers and therapists.Key words: personality, Theatrical character, standardization, validity, reliability.

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personality , Theatrical character , standardization , validity , reliability , شخصیت , شخصیت نمایشی , هنجاریابی , روایی , پایایی