ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Obsessive, compulsive, and conscientious? The relationship between OCPD and personality traits
Anissa Mike,
Hannah King, Thomas F. Oltmanns, Joshua J. Jackson,
Corresponding Author
Anissa Mike
Washington University in St. Louis
Correspondence Anissa Mike, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAnissa Mike,
Hannah King, Thomas F. Oltmanns, Joshua J. Jackson,
Corresponding Author
Anissa Mike
Washington University in St. Louis
Correspondence Anissa Mike, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: Grant RO1-AG045231 from the National Institute on Aging
Abstract
Objective
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is defined as being overly controlling, rigid, orderly, and perfectionistic. At a definitional level, OCPD would appear to be highly related to the trait of Conscientiousness. The current study attempts to disentangle this relationship by examining the relationship at a facet level using multiple forms of OCPD assessment and using multiple reports of OCPD and personality. In addition, the relationship between OCPD and each Big Five trait was examined.
Method
The study relied on a sample of 1,630 adults who completed self-reports of personality and OCPD. Informants and interviewers also completed reports on the targets. Bifactor models were constructed in order to disentangle variance attributable to each facet and its general factors.
Results
Across four sets of analyses, individuals who scored higher on OCPD tended to be more orderly and achievement striving, and more set in their ways, but less generally conscientious. OCPD was also related to select facets under each Big Five trait. Notably, findings indicated that OCPD has a strong interpersonal component and that OCPD tendencies may interfere with one's relationships with others.
Conclusions
Findings suggest that OCPD's relationship with personality can be more precisely explained through its relationships with specific tendencies rather than general, higher-order traits.
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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