Relationships and Mental Health Lab

Dr. Susan C. South, Ph.D.

Publications

In Press

Boudreaux, M., South, S.C., & Oltmanns, T.F. (in press). Symptom-level analysis of DSM-IV personality pathology in later life: Hierarchical structure and measurement invariance across treatment and non-treatment seeking samples. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Conway, C. C., Forbes, M. K., Forbush, K. T., Fried, E. I., Hallquist, M. N., Kotov, R., Mullins-Sweatt, S. N., Shackman, A. J., Skodol, A. E., South, S. C., Sunderland, M., Waszczuk, M. A., Zald, D. H., Afzali, M. H., Bornovalova, M. A., Carragher, N., Docherty, A. R., Jonas, K. G., Krueger, R. F., Patalay, P., Pincus, A. L., Tackett, J. L., Reininghaus, U., Waldman, I. D., Wright, A. G. C., Zimmermann, J., Bach, B., Bagby, R. M., Chmielewski, M., Cicero, D. C., Clark, L. A., Dalgleish, T., DeYoung, C. G., Hopwood, C. J., Ivanova, M. Y., Latzman, R. D., Patrick, C. J., Ruggero, C. J., Samuel, D. B., Watson, D., & Eaton, N. R. (in press). A hierarchical taxonomy of psychopathology can transform mental health research. Perspectives on Psychological Science.

Hill, K.,E., South, S.C., Egan, R.P., & Foti, D. (in press) Abnormal emotional reactivity in depression: Contrasting theoretical models using neurophysiological data. Biological Psychology.

*Jarnecke, A.M., & South, S.C. (in press). Autoregressive and cross-lagged associations between psychological intimate partner aggression and psychopathology in newlyweds. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

*O’Meara, M., & South, S.C. (in press). Big Five personality domains and relationship satisfaction: Direct effects and correlated change over time. Journal of Personality.

Parker, L.R., Monteith, M.R., & South, S.C. (in press). Dehumanization, prejudice, and social policy beliefs concerning people with developmental disabilities. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations.

South, S.C., Boudreaux, M.J., & Oltmanns, T.F. (in press). The impact of personality disorders on longitudinal change in relationship satisfaction in long-term married couples. Journal of Personality Disorders.

Widiger, T. A., Bach, B., Chmielewski, M., Clark, L. A., DeYoung, C., Hopwood, C. J., Kotov, R., Krueger, R. F., Miller, J. D., Morey, L. C., Mullins-Sweatt, S. N., Patrick, C. J., Pincus, A. L., Samuel, D. B., Sellbom, M., South, S. C., Tackett, J. L., Watson, D., Waugh, M. H., Wright, A. G. C., Zimmermann, J., Bagby, R. M., Cicero, D. C., Conway, C. C., De Clercq, B., Docherty, A. R., Eaton, N. R., Forbush, K. T., Haltigan, J. D., Ivanova, M. Y., Latzman, R. D., Lynam, D. R., Markon, K. E., Reininghaus, U., & Thomas, K. M. (in press). Criterion A of the AMPD in HiTOP. Journal of Personality Assessment.

Widiger, T. A., Sellbom, M., Chmielewski,, M., Clark, L. A., DeYoung, C. G., Kotov, R., Krueger, R. F., Lynam, D. R., Miller, J. D., Mullins-Sweatt, S., Samuel, D. B., South, S. C., Tackett, J. L., Thomas, K. M., Watson, D., & Wright, A. G. C. (in press). Personality in a hierarchical model of psychopathology. Clinical Psychological Science.

2019

South, S.C., Lim, E., Jarnecke, A.M., & Foli, K.J. (2019). Relationship quality from pre- to post-placement in adoptive couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 33, 64-76.

Suzuki, T., South, S.C., Samuel, D.B., Wright, A.G.C., Yalch, M.M., Hopwood, C.J., & Thomas, K.M. (2019). Measurement invariance of the DSM-5 Section III pathological personality trait model across sex. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, & Treatment, 10, 114-122.

2018

Gillespie, N. A., Aggen, S. H., Gentry, A. E., Neale, M. C., Knudsen, G. P., Krueger, R. F., South,         S.C., Czajkowski, N., Nesvag, R., Ystrom, E., Rosenstrom, T.H., Torvik, F.A., Reichborn-Kjennerud, T. & Kendler, K. S. (2018). Testing Genetic and Environmental Associations between Personality Disorders and Cocaine Use: A Population-Based Twin Study. Twin Research and Human Genetics : The Official Journal of the International Society for Twin Studies, 21, 24–32.

Gillespie, N.A., Aggen, S.H., Neale, M.C., Knudsen, G.P., Krueger, R.F., South, S.C., Czajkowski, N., Nesvåg, R., Ystrom, E., Kendler, K.S. & Reichborn-Kjennerud, T. (2018). Associations between personality disorders and cannabis use and cannabis use disorder: A population-based twin study. Addiction, 113, 1488-1498.

Krueger, R. F., Kotov, R., Watson, D., Forbes, M. K.,  Eaton, N. R., Ruggero C. J., Simms, L. J., Widiger, T.A., Achenbach, T. M., Bach, B., Bagby, M., Bornovalova, M.,A., Carpenter, W. T., Chmielewski, M., Cicero, D., Clark, L. A., Conway, C., DeClercq, B., DeYoung, C.,G., Docherty, A.R., Drislane, L.E., First, M.B., Forbush, K. T., Hallquist, M., Haltigan, J.D., Hopwood, C.J., Ivanova, M. Y., Jonas, K.G., Latzman, R.D., Markon, K.E., Miller, J. D., Morey, L. C., Mullins-Sweatt, S.N., Ormel, J., Patalay, P., Patrick, C. J., Pincus, A.L., Regier, D. A., Reininghaus, U., Rescorla, L., Samuel, D. B., Sellbom, M., Shackman, A., Skodol, A. E., Slade, T., South, S. C., Sunderland, M., Tackett, J. L., Venables, N.C., Waldman, I. D., Waszczuk, M.A., Waugh, M.H., Wright, A. G. C., Zald, D.H., & Zimmerman, J. (2018). Progress in achieving quantitative classification of psychopathology. World Psychiatry, 17, 282-293.

South, S.C., *Jarnecke, A.M., & Vize, C. (2018). Sex differences in the Big Five Model personality traits: A behavior genetics exploration. Journal of Research in Personality, 74, 158-165.

2017

Foli, K.J., Hebdon, M., Lim, E., & South, S.C. (2017). Transitions of adoptive parents: A longitudinal mixed methods analysis. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 31, 483-492.

Foli, K.J., Lim, E., & South, S.C. (2017). Longitudinal analyses of adoptive parents’ expectations and depressive symptoms. Research in Nursing & Health, 40, 564-574.

*Jarnecke, A.M., Miller, M.L., & South, S.C. (2017). Daily diary study of personality disorder traits: Momentary affect and cognitive appraisals in response to stressful events. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research & Treatment, 8, 75-86.

*Jarnecke, A.M., South, S.C., Elkins, I.J., Krueger, R.F., Tully, E.C., & Iacono, W.G. (2017). The role of parental marital discord in the etiology of externalizing problems during childhood and adolescence. Development & Psychopathology, 29, 1177-1188.

Kotov, R., Krueger, R. F., Watson, D., Achenbach, T. M., Althoff, R. R., Bagby, M., Brown, T. A., Carpenter, W. T., Caspi, A., Clark, L. A., Eaton, N. R., Forbes, M. K.,  Forbush, K. T., Goldberg, D., Hasin, D., Hyman, S. E., Ivanova, M. Y., Lynam D. R., Markon, K., Miller, J. D., Moffitt, T. E., Morey, L. C., Mullins-Sweatt, S.N.; Ormel, J., Patrick, C. J., Regier, D. A., Rescorla, L., Ruggero C. J., Samuel, D. B., Sellbom, M., Simms, L. J., Skodol, A. E., Slade, T., South, S. C., Tackett, J. L., Waldman, I. D., Waszczuk, M.A., Widiger, T.A., Wright, A. G. C., & Zimmerman, M. (2017). The Hierarchical Taxonomy Of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A dimensional alternative to traditional nosologies. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 4, 454-477.

Long, E.C., Aggen, S.H., Neale, M.C., Knudsen, G.P., Krueger, R.F., South, S.C., Czajkowski, N., Nesvåg, R., Ystrom, E., Torvik, F.A., Kendler, K.S., Gillespie, N.A., & Reichborn-Kjennerud, T. (2017). The association between personality disorders with alcohol use and misuse: A population-based twin study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 174, 171-180.

Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Krueger, R.F., Ystrom, E., Torvik, F., Rosenstrom, T., Aggen, S.H., South, S.C., Neale, M.C., Knudsen, G.P., Kendler, K.S., & Czajkowski, N. (2017). Do DSM-5 Section II personality disorders and Section III personality trait domains reflect the same genetic and environmental risk factors? Psychological Medicine, 47, 2205-2215.

South, S.C., Hamdi, N., & Krueger, R.F. (2017). Biometric modeling of gene-environment interplay: The intersection of theory and method and applications for social inequality. Journal of Personality, 85, 22-37.

South, S.C., & Jarnecke, A.M. (2017). Structural equation modeling of personality disorders and pathological personality traits. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, & Treatment, 8, 113-129.

South, S.C., Krueger, R.F., Knudsen, G.P., Ystrom, E., Czajkowski, N., Aggen, S.H., Neale, M.C., Gillespie, N., Kendler, K.S., & Reichborn-Kjennerud,T. (2017). A population based twin study of DSM-5 maladaptive personality domains. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research & Treatment, 8, 366-375.

Tan, K., Jarnecke, A.M., & South, S.C. (2017). Impulsivity, communication and marital satisfaction in newlywed couples. Personal Relationships, 24, 423-429.

Whisman, M. & South, S.C. (2017). Gene-environment interplay in the context of romantic relationships. Current Opinion in Psychology, 13, 136-141.

2016

Foli, K.J., South, S.C., Lim, E., & Hebdon, M. (2016). Longitudinal course of risk for parental post-adoption depression. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 45, 210-226.

Foli, K.J., South, S.C., Lim, E., & Jarnecke, A. (2016). Post-adoption depression: Parental classes of depressive symptoms across time. Journal of Affective Disorders, 200, 293-302.

Hamdi, N.R., South, S.C., & Krueger, R.F. (2016). Does education lower allostatic load? A co-twin control study. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 56, 221-229.

*Jarnecke, A.M., Reilly, M.S., & South, S.C. (2016). Internalizing and externalizing symptoms and marital relationship functioning: The mediating role of demand-withdraw communication processes. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 42, 509-524.

South, S.C., Krueger, R.F., Elkins, I.J., Iacono, W.G., & McGue, M. (2016). Romantic relationship satisfaction moderates the etiology of adult personality. Behavior Genetics, 46, 124-42.

2015

Hamdi, N.R., Krueger, R.F., & South, S.C. (2015). Socioeconomic status moderates genetic and environmental effects on the amount of alcohol use. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 39, 603-610.

*Jopp, A.M., & South, S.C. (2015). Investigating the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 using self and spouse reports. Journal of Personality Disorders, 29, 193-214.

Samuel, D.B., South, S.C., & Griffin, S.A. (2015). Factorial invariance of the Five Factor Model Rating Form across gender. Assessment, 22, 65-75.

South, S.C., & *Jarnecke, A.M. (2015). Genetic and environmental influences on adult mental health: Evidence for gene-environment interplay as a function of maternal and paternal discipline and affection. Behavior Genetics, 45, 438-450.

South, S.C., Schafer, M., & Ferraro, K. (2015). Genetic and environmental overlap between childhood maltreatment and adult disease. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 18, 533-544.

2014

Foli, K.J., Lim, E., South, S.C., & Sands, L. (2014). “Great Expectations” of adoptive parents: Theory extension through structural equation modeling. Nursing Research, 63, 14-25.

Foli, K.J., South, S.C., & Lim, E. (2014). Maternal postadoption depression: Theory refinement through qualitative content analysis. Journal of Research in Nursing, 19, 304-328.

*Jarnecke, A.M. & South, S.C. (2014). Genetic and environmental influences on alcohol use problems: Moderation by romantic partner support, but not family or friend support. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38, 367-375.

South, S.C. (2014). Personality pathology and daily aspects of marital functioning. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 5, 195-203.

South, S.C., & Krueger, R.F. (2014). Genetic strategies for probing conscientiousness and its relationship to aging. Developmental Psychology, 50, 1362-1376.

South, S.C., & *Miller, M. (2014). Measuring momentary stress, affect, and cognition:  Relationships with the internalizing and externalizing spectra. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 36, 93-104.

Tarantino, N., Tully, E.C., Garcia, S.E., South, S.C., Iacono, W.G., & McGue, M. (2014). Genetic and environmental influences on affiliation with deviant peers during adolescence and early adulthood. Developmental Psychology, 50, 663-673.

Witt, J.K., South, S.C., & Sugovic, M. (2014). A perceiver’s own abilities influence perception, even when observing others. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 21, 384-389.

2013

Foli, K.J., South, S.C., Lim, E, & Hebdon, M. (2013). Depression in adoptive fathers: An exploratory mixed methods study. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 14, 411-422.

Garcia, S., Tully, E., Tarantino, N., South, S.C., Iacono, W.G., & McGue, M. (2013). Changes in genetic and environmental influences on trait anxiety from middle adolescence to early adulthood. Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, 46-53.

*Jarnecke, A.M. & South, S.C. (2013). Attachment orientations as mediators in the intergenerational transmission of marital satisfaction. Journal of Family Psychology, 27, 550-559.

South, S.C., & DeYoung, N.J. (2013). Behavior genetics of personality disorders: Informing classification and conceptualization in DSM-5. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 4, 270-283.

South, S.C., & DeYoung, N.J. (2013). The remaining road to classifying personality pathology in the DSM-5: What behavior genetics can add. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 4, 291-292.

South, S.C., Foli, K..J., & Lim, E. (2013). Predictors of relationship satisfaction in adoptive mothers. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30, 545-563.

South, S.C., & Krueger, R.F. (2013). Marital satisfaction and physical health: Evidence for an Orchid effect. Psychological Science, 24, 373-378.

2012

Eaton, N.R., Krueger, R.F., South, S.C., Gruenewald, T.L., Seeman, T.E., & Roberts, B.W. (2012). Genes, environments, personality, and successful aging: Toward a comprehensive developmental model in later life. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 67, 480-488.

Foli, K.J., South, S.C., & Lim, E. (2012). Rates and predictors of depression in adoptive mothers: Moving toward theory. Advances in Nursing Science, 35, 51-63.

Foli, K.J., South, S.C., Lim, E, & Hebdon, M. (2012). Maternal postadoption depression, unmet expectations, and personality traits. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 18, 267-277.

*Johnson, J.A., *Miller, M.L., Lynam, D.R., & South, S.C. (2012). Five-Factor Model facets differentially predict in-the-moment affect and cognitions. Journal of Research in Personality, 46, 752-759.

2011

Eaton, N.R., Krueger, R.F., South, S.C., Simms, L.J., & Clark, L.A. (2011). Contrasting prototypes and dimensions in the classification of personality pathology: Evidence that dimensions, but not prototypes, are robust. Psychological Medicine, 41, 1151-1163.

South, S.C. & Krueger, R.F. (2011). Genetic and environmental influences on internalizing psychopathology vary as a function of economic status. Psychological Medicine, 41, 107-117.

South, S.C., Krueger, R.F., & Iacono, W.G. (2011). Understanding general and specific connections between psychopathology and marital distress: A model based approach. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 120, 935-947.

South, S.C., Oltmanns, T.F., Johnson, J., & Turkheimer, E. (2011). Level of agreement between self and spouse in the assessment of personality pathology. Assessment, 18, 217-226.

2010 and prior

Forbush, K.T., South S.C., Krueger, R.F., Iacono, W.G., Clark, L.A., Keel, P.K., Legrand, L.N., & Watson, D. (2010). Locating eating pathology within an empirical diagnostic taxonomy: Evidence from a community-based sample. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119, 282-292.

South, S.C., Doss, B., & Christensen, A. (2010). Through the eyes of the beholder: The mediating role of relationship acceptance in the impact of partner behavior. Family Relations, 59, 611-622.

Eaton, N.R., South, S.C., & Krueger, R.F. (2009). The Cognitive-Affective Processing System (CAPS) approach to personality and the concept of personality disorder: Integrating clinical and social-cognitive research. Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 208-217.

Hicks, B.M., South, S.C., DiRago, A.C., Iacono, W.G., & McGue, M. (2009). Environmental adversity and increasing genetic risk for externalizing disorders. Archives of General Psychiatry, 66, 640-648.

Krueger, R.F., & South, S.C. (2009). Externalizing disorders: Cluster 5 of the proposed meta-structure for DSM-V and ICD-11. Psychological Medicine, 39, 2061-2070.

South, S.C., Krueger, R.F., & Iacono, W.G. (2009). Factorial invariance of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale across gender. Psychological Assessment, 21, 622-628.

Warren, J. I., & South, S. C. (2009). A symptom level examination of the relationship between Cluster B personality disorders and patterns of criminality and violence in women. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 32, 10-17.

Krueger, R.F., South, S.C., Johnson, W., & Iacono, W.G. (2008). The heritability of personality is not always 50%: Gene-environment interactions and correlations between personality and parenting. Journal of Personality, 76, 1485-1521.

South, S.C., & Krueger, R.F. (2008). Marital quality moderates genetic and environmental influences on the internalizing spectrum. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 117, 826-837.

South, S.C., & Krueger, R.F. (2008). An interactionist perspective on genetic and environmental contributions to personality. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2, 929-948.

South, S.C., Krueger, R.F., Johnson, W., & Iacono, W.G. (2008). Adolescent personality moderates genetic and environmental influences on relationships with parents. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 899-912.

South, S.C., Turkheimer, E., & Oltmanns, T.F. (2008). Personality disorder symptoms and marital functioning. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 769-780.

Burnette, M.L., South, S.C., & Reppucci, N.D. (2007). Cluster B personality pathology in incarcerated girls: Structure, comorbidity, and aggression. Journal of Personality Disorders, 21, 262-272.

Jane, J.S., Oltmanns, T.F., South, S.C., & Turkheimer, E. (2007). Gender bias in diagnostic criteria for personality disorders: An item response theory analysis. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116, 166-175.

South, S.C., & Krueger, R.F. (2007). Using newer behavioural genetic models and evolutionary considerations to elucidate personality dynamics. European Journal of Personality, 21, 628-630.

Warren, J.I., & South, S.C. (2006). Comparing the constructs of antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy in a sample of incarcerated women. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 24, 1-20.

South, S.C., Oltmanns, T.F., & Turkheimer, E. (2005). Interpersonal perception and pathological personality features: Consistency across peer groups. Journal of Personality, 73, 675-691.

Warren, J.I., South, S.C., Burnette, M., Rogers, A., Friend, R., Bale, R, & Van Patten, I. (2005). Understanding the risk factors for violence and criminality in women: The concurrent validity of the PCL-R and HCR-20. International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 28, 269-289. 

Gallagher, N. G., South, S.C., & Oltmanns, T.F. (2003). Attentional coping style in obsessive-compulsive personality disorder:  A test of the intolerance of uncertainty hypothesis. Personality & Individual Differences, 34, 41-57. 

South, S.C., Oltmanns, T.F., & Turkheimer, E. (2003). Personality and the derogation of others:  Descriptions based on self and peer report. Journal of Research in Personality, 37, 16-33.

Warren, J.I., Burnette, M., South, S.C., Chauhan, P., Bale, R., Friend, R., & Van Patten, I. (2003). Psychopathy in women: Structural modeling and comorbidity. International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 26, 223-242.        

Warren, J.I., Burnette, M., South, S.C., Chauhan, P., Bale, R., & Friend, R. (2002). Personality disorders and violence among female prison inmates. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 30, 502-509.