The relationship between the Zuckerman–Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire and traits delineating personality pathology

Abstract This study explores the relationship between the Zuckerman–Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ) scales of normative personality with basic dimensions of disordered personality assessed by the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology—Basic Questionnaire (DAPP-BQ). The DAPP-BQ was used to establish the relationship between ZKPQ scales and dimensions of personality disorder because the relationship of the DAPP-BQ scales to the other major models of personality has been established. One hundred and forty-nine university students in China completed the Chinese language versions of the DAPP-BQ and ZKPQ. The psychometric properties of the scales in this sample were satisfactory. The factorial analysis of the ZKPQ and DAPP-BQ scales yielded five factors that were named Emotional Dysregulation, Dissocial, Impulsive Misconduct, Inhibition, and Compulsivity.