scholarly journals Borderline personality disorder and adolescent suicide attempt: the mediating role of emotional dysregulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojan Mirkovic ◽  
Véronique Delvenne ◽  
Marion Robin ◽  
Alexandra Pham-Scottez ◽  
Maurice Corcos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Mediating Role

Abstract Background Emotional dysregulation seems to be a core feature of Borderline Personality Disorders (BPD). In addition, recent research in the adolescent population has shown that suicidal behaviours have been associated with maladaptive strategies of emotion regulation. Methods This study examined the relative contributions of emotional dysregulation to suicide attempt history in a clinical sample of borderline adolescents. Data were analyzed from 85 participants of the Collaborative European Research Network on Borderline Personality Disorder. Participants completed measures of BPD traits and symptoms, suicide behaviours, emotional dysregulation, attachment styles and lifetime depressive disorders. Results In an SEM model, lifetime depressive disorders and insecure attachment styles have a significant direct effect on lifetime suicide attempt, but only lifetime depressive disorders have an indirect effect through emotion dysregulation. The results suggest that emotional dysregulation has a mediating role in suicide attempts among BPD adolescents. Conclusions These findings call for the development of interventions targeting the role of emotion dysregulation in effectively predicting and preventing suicidality in borderline adolescents.

Aggressive behavior and self-harm in Borderline Personality Disorder: The role of impulsivity and emotion dysregulation in a sample of outpatients

2017 ◽  
Vol 249 ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Terzi ◽  
Francesca Martino ◽  
Domenico Berardi ◽  
Biancamaria Bortolotti ◽  
Anna Sasdelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Self Harm

Aggressive Behavior and Interpersonal Difficulties in Borderline Personality Disorder

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori N. Scott ◽  
Paul A. Pilkonis
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Case Formulation ◽  
Interpersonal Difficulties ◽  
Monitoring Progress

Interpersonal problems are among the most severely impairing, difficult-to-manage, and intransigent of borderline personality disorder (BPD) features and therefore require special attention in treatment. Emotion dysregulation and related mood-dependent behaviors among individuals with BPD typically occur in the context of interpersonally relevant events or stressors, signifying the central role of interpersonal and attachment-related concerns for these patients. Two prominent interpersonal themes in those with BPD are discussed: interpersonal hypersensitivity and angry or aggressive behavior. The chapter provides a brief case illustration of how these themes might emerge in psychotherapy and recommends explicit assessment of interpersonal problems and aggression to enhance risk evaluation, case formulation, treatment planning, and monitoring progress in treatment.

scholarly journals Maladaptive beliefs as mediators of the relationship between personality traits and Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata SALDANHA-SILVA ◽  
Fabio Luiz NUNES ◽  
Helga Alessandra de REZENDE ◽  
Marcela MANSUR-ALVES
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Maladaptive Beliefs ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The present study analyzes the relationship between maladaptive beliefs, personality traits, and Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms by focusing in the mediating role of beliefs in the prediction between personality and psychiatric disorders. The sample consisted of 823 adults aged between 18 and 39 years (M = 24.09, SD = 4.71), who answered a questionnaire of symptoms and beliefs for Borderline Personality Disorder and Big Five Personality Inventory. The predictive model that fit better to the data indicates Neuroticism and Conscientiousness as predictors of Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms, mediated by maladaptive belief patterns. In this sense, it is possible to conclude that both personality traits and maladaptive beliefs are important for the understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder. The theoretical implications of this result and the limitations of the study are discussed.

Non-heterosexual identity and substance use disorders: The mediating role of borderline personality disorder features

2015 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
pp. e276-e277
Author(s):  
Lauren R. Few ◽  
Colleen A. Sloan ◽  
Nicholas G. Martin ◽  
Timothy J. Trull ◽  
Arpana Agrawal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Heterosexual Identity ◽  
Mediating Role

scholarly journals The mediating role of alexithymia in the association between attachment styles and borderline personality symptomatology

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Khosravi
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Style ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Tas 20

Attachment insecurity and alexithymia are assumed as the probable causes of emotional dysregulation in patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The present study was designed and conducted to examine the mediating role of alexithymia in the relationship between attachment styles and Borderline Personality Symptomatology (BPS). In this crosssectional study, 153 patients with BPD were selected using stratified random sampling among outpatients referring to the psychiatric clinics in three major cities of Iran. Also, they were evaluated through the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS- 20), Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ), and BPD Severity Index (BPDSI). On-way ANOVA and then Scheffé post-hoc analysis revealed that the scores of BPS and TAS-20, together with the scores of preoccupied, fearful, and dismissing styles, were higher in the alexithymia group, whereas the scores of secure style were greater in the non-alexithymia group. Furthermore, the results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that alexithymia mediated the association between secure, preoccupied, and fearful styles and BPS based on the model proposed by Baron and Kenny. Hence, modifying the alexithymia need to be a goal of psychotherapy. In this regard, changing the effects of the problematic attachment styles via increasing emotional awareness may be effective in modifying alexithymia and BPS.

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