A Person × Environment approach to Borderline Personality Disorder features in young people: The role of life events, parental support, and self-esteem
Linda R.B. de Groot, Ellen Hindriks, C. Hessels, Marcel A G van Aken, O. Laceulle
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Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed at examining the concurrent associations between stressful life events and borderline personality disorder (BPD) features in a clinical sample of young people. The moderating role of parental support and self-esteem was investigated (i.e., stress buffering). In a subsample, short term changes in BPD features were examined at a 6-month follow-up. Method: The total sample consisted of 318 young people (ages 12-26). Regression analyses were conducted to examine the link between stressful events, parental support, self-esteem, and BPD features. Prospective regression analyses were conducted in a subsample (N = 138). Results: Results indicate that stressful life-events and (low) self-esteem were related to more BPD features at wave 1. However, these associations did not hold in the prospective analyses. Also, no support was found for a stress-buffering effect. Discussion: The discrepancy between the concurrent and the prospective findings suggest that stressful events and self-esteem may be intertwined with BPD features, rather than predictive of change in BPD features 6 months later.
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This journal is devoted to the application of theory and research from social psychology toward the better understanding of human adaptation and adjustment, including both the alleviation of psychological problems and distress (e.g., psychopathology) and the enhancement of psychological well-being among the psychologically healthy. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) traditionally defined psychopathology (e.g., depression), common emotional and behavioral problems in living (e.g., conflicts in close relationships), the enhancement of subjective well-being, and the processes of psychological change in everyday life (e.g., self-regulation) and professional settings (e.g., psychotherapy and counseling). Articles reporting the results of theory-driven empirical research are given priority, but theoretical articles, review articles, clinical case studies, and essays on professional issues are also welcome. Articles describing the development of new scales (personality or otherwise) or the revision of existing scales are not appropriate for this journal.