Normative data for the LPFS-BF 2.0 derived from the Danish general population and relationship with psychosocial impairment

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  • Laura C. Weekers
  • Martin Sellbom
  • Joost Hutsebaut
  • Sebastian Simonsen
  • Bach, Bo Sayyad

The Level of Personality Functioning Scale–Brief Form 2.0 is a frequently used self-report inventory that may be used to screen for self- and interpersonal dysfunction according to the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) and the ICD-11 Classification of Personality Disorders. Nevertheless, reliable norms and cut-off scores to aid interpretation and clinical decision making are still lacking. The LPFS-BF and relevant impairment measures were administered to a sociodemographically stratisfied sample of 2,002 adults from the general Danish population of whom 713 individuals eventually delivered data for inclusion in the present study. The unidimensionality of the LPFS-BF scores was established using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Item-Response Theory (IRT) analysis indicated satisfactory item functioning for all 12 items and suggested normative observed score thresholds at different latent severity levels. Meaningful associations were found between the LPFS-BF norm-based cut-off scores, quality of life, and social and occupational functioning. This study presented the first normative data for LPFS-BF, which specifically applies to Denmark but likely also other socioeconomically comparable Nordic and Western societies. These results allow for interpretation of LPFS-BF scores and clinical decision-making. Future research should corroborate these findings and compare them to scores obtained in other general population samples.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPersonality and Mental Health
Volume17
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)157-164
Number of pages8
ISSN1932-8621
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Publication statusPublished - 2023

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