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Oddity, Schizotypy/Dissociation, and Personality

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Michael C. Ashton

Brock University

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Kibeom Lee,

Kibeom Lee

University of Calgary

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Michael C. Ashton,

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Michael C. Ashton

Brock University

Kibeom Lee,

Kibeom Lee

University of Calgary

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First published: 29 March 2011

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00735.x

Citations: 32

This research was supported by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grants 410-2007-0700 and 410-2007-2159.

We thank Lewis R. Goldberg for making available the data from the Eugene-Springfield (Oregon) Community Sample.

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Abstract

The construct of Oddity was examined in relation to the dimensions of normal personality variation and a dimension of schizotypy and dissociation. In 2 studies involving samples of community adults (N = 409) and college students (N = 378), Oddity—as operationalized in terms of perceived strangeness or eccentricity—was found to be moderately related to a Schizotypy/Dissociation factor and also to factors of normal personality variation, particularly Openness to Experience. The modest loading of Oddity on the Schizotypy/Dissociation factor, along with the somewhat stronger projection of Oddity within the space of normal personality dimensions, indicates that the Schizotypy/Dissociation factor should not be interpreted as a dimension of Oddity. The interpretation of the Schizotypy/Dissociation factor is discussed, as are the implications of these results for proposed dimensional models of personality disorders.

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