Does personality functioning relate to attitude toward minorities?

This study investigates whether and how impairments in personality functioning are linked to attitudes toward minorities. A comparison of levels of impairment in global and Self and interpersonal personality functioning, negative attitudes, social distance, and racism was conducted in the sample of 127 adults from the general population group (n = 69) and a group of people with diagnosed personality disorders (n = 58). Differences between both groups were found. The personality disorders group showed higher impairment in personality functioning, scored higher on negative attitude measures, and was more prone to the blatant expression of attitudes than the general population. The association between att itudes and personality functioning did not fully reflect these trends. However, given the nature of differences, it is suspected that the proclivity to the blatant expression of negative attitudes could go beyond negative attitudes toward minorities themselves and reflect disorder-related characteri stics, that is, more problematic and conflicted relationships with others in general.

Source: Personality and Mental Health - October 8, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nikola Doubkov á, Radek Heissler, Martina Barcaj, Edel Sanders, Marek Preiss Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research