Changes in personality functioning following psychotherapy: Utilizing machine learning to identify predictors in a psychodynamic psychotherapy sample
Our results suggest that in most cases improvement in personality functioning achieved during psychotherapy remains stable. In addition, the change in personality functioning following psychotherapy appears to be influenced by a multitude of small effects. It is then discussed that most of the identified predictors are associated with interpersonal relationships and experiences.
Authors
- Sophia Stahl-Toyota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0168-3811)
- Maximilian Orth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1704-2229)
- David Kindermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6060-5296)
- H.-C. Friederich
- Ivo Dönnhoff
- C Nikendei
- J Nowak
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychotherapy Research
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2026.2621740
- Primary Topic
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00