Analysis of writing in personality disorders in prison population

Lucas Muñoz-López; Borja Fernández-García-Valdecasas; Slava López-Rodríguez; María Blanca Sánchez-Barrera

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1391463

Analysis of writing in personality disorders in prison population

Front Psychiatry. 2024 May 24:15:1391463. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1391463. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Lucas Muñoz-López¹, Borja Fernández-García-Valdecasas², Slava López-Rodríguez³, María Blanca Sánchez-Barrera⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University of Granada, Melilla, Spain.
² Department of Theory and History of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
³ Department of Didactics of Language and Literature, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
⁴ Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.

Abstract

Abstract: Writing involves the activation of different processing modes than reading comprehension, and therefore the level of activation varies depending on the moment and the task.

Objectives: to analyze the profiles in terms of the proposed coding from the PROESC in terms of personality disorders [Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) with drugs possession and consumption crimes (DPCC) and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)] with gender violence crimes (GVC) in the prisoners.

Design: The sample was composed of 194 men. The participants were divided into two groups. Group 1 (ASPD; DPCC) consisted of 81 men, and Group 2 (OCPD; GVC) consisted of 113 men.

Main outcome measures: They completed the Demographic, Offense, and Behavioral Interview in Institutions, the International Personality Disorders Examination (IPDE), and Writing Processes Evaluation Battery (PROESC).

Results: Group 2 made more mistake than Group 1 in narratives tasks.

Conclusion: Participants know phoneme-grapheme correspondence rules, language disturbances of a reiterative and persistent nature may appear in those who show compulsive behavior.

Keywords: PROESC; drugs possession/consumption; gender violence; impulsive-compulsive; writing disabilities.

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The APC was funded by ProfesioLab Research Group SEJ059 of the University of Granada (Spain).