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Clin Psychol Sci. 2020 May;8(3):412-427. doi: 10.1177/2167702619898802. Epub 2020 Apr 20.

Affective Dynamics Across Internalizing and Externalizing Dimensions of Psychopathology.

Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science

Lori N Scott, Sarah E Victor, Erin A Kaufman, Joseph E Beeney, Amy L Byrd, Vera Vine, Paul A Pilkonis, Stephanie D Stepp

Affiliations

  1. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
  2. Texas Tech University, Department of Psychological Sciences, Box 42051 Lubbock, TX 79409-2051.
  3. University of Western Ontario, Department of Psychology, 361 Windermere Road, London, ON, Canada, N6A 3K7.

PMID: 32670674 PMCID: PMC7363045 DOI: 10.1177/2167702619898802

Abstract

Little is known about pathogenic affective processes that cut across diverse mental disorders. The current study examines how dynamic features of positive and negative affect differ or converge across internalizing and externalizing disorders in a diagnostically diverse urban sample using bivariate dynamic structural equation modeling. One-hundred fifty-six young women completed semi-structured clinical interviews and a 21-day ecological momentary assessment protocol with seven assessments of affective states per day. Internalizing and externalizing dimensions of psychopathology were modeled using confirmatory factor analysis of mental disorders. After controlling for externalizing disorders, internalizing disorders were associated with higher negative affective mean intensity, higher negative affective variability (i.e., unique innovation variance), and lower positive affective variability. Conversely, externalizing disorders were associated with less persistent positive affect (i.e., lower inertia) and more variable positive emotionality. Results suggest internalizing and externalizing disorders have distinct affective dynamic signatures, which have implications for development of tailored interventions.

Keywords: affective dynamics; ecological momentary assessment; externalizing disorders; internalizing disorders; psychopathology

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