The Effect of Directed Avoidance on Impulsive Behaviors among Individuals with Traits of Borderline Personality Disorder

IF 2.6 4区心理学 Q2 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI:10.17547/kjsr.2022.30.4.260

Hoi Jin Yoon, Myoung-Ho Hyun

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Abstract

Background: This study aims to examine the emotion regulation effect of directed avoidance on the impulsive behavior of individuals with traits of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Methods: A total of 44 participants with BPD traits were randomly assigned to the control group (n=22) and treatment group (n=22). Participants in the treatment group were directed to use avoidance when they experienced a negative emotion. Positive and negative emotions and impulsivity were measured before and after the negative emotion was induced; impulsivity was measured using the Stroop test and Contingency Delay task. Results: The Stroop test’s results demonstrated that there was a significant interaction effect of time and error between the groups, specifically, impulsivity increased in the control group when negative emotions were induced. However, the results of Contingency Delay task were marginally significant. The main effect of directed avoidance on discount rate k slightly increased but did not reach a significant level, and the interaction effect between the groups and time was not found. In the control group, discount rate k significantly increased after directed avoidance was induced; however, it was not significant in the treatment group. Conclusions: Findings from our study supported the effect of directed avoidance could be used as an emotional regulation method among individuals with traits of BPD, such as controlling impulsive behaviors. Finally, limitations of this study and implications of the short-term intervention method using the immediate emotional control effect of directed avoidance for the future are discussed.

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定向回避对边缘型人格障碍个体冲动行为的影响

背景:本研究旨在探讨定向回避对边缘型人格障碍(BPD)个体冲动行为的情绪调节作用。方法:将具有BPD特征的44例患者随机分为对照组(n=22)和治疗组(n=22)。治疗组的参与者在经历负面情绪时被指示使用回避。在消极情绪诱发前后分别测量积极情绪、消极情绪和冲动性;冲动性采用Stroop测试和偶然性延迟任务进行测量。结果:Stroop检验结果表明，两组间存在显著的时间和误差交互效应，特别是在诱导负性情绪时，控制组的冲动性增加。然而，偶然性延迟任务的结果是显著的。定向回避对折现率k的主效应略有增加，但未达到显著水平，组间与时间间不存在交互效应。对照组诱导定向回避后，折现率k显著升高;然而，在治疗组中，这一差异并不显著。结论:本研究结果支持定向回避可以作为BPD个体控制冲动行为的情绪调节手段。最后，讨论了本研究的局限性以及利用直接回避的即时情绪控制效应对未来的短期干预方法的意义。

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Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress 医学-行为科学

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5.60

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal Stress aims to provide scientists involved in stress research with the possibility of reading a more integrated view of the field. Peer reviewed papers, invited reviews and short communications will deal with interdisciplinary aspects of stress in terms of: the mechanisms of stressful stimulation, including within and between individuals; the physiological and behavioural responses to stress, and their regulation, in both the short and long term; adaptive mechanisms, coping strategies and the pathological consequences of stress. Stress will publish the latest developments in physiology, neurobiology, molecular biology, genetics research, immunology, and behavioural studies as they impact on the understanding of stress and its adverse consequences and their amelioration. Specific approaches may include transgenic/knockout animals, developmental/programming studies, electrophysiology, histochemistry, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, endocrinology, autonomic physiology, immunology, chronic pain, ethological and other behavioural studies and clinical measures.