Nina Bertele, A. Talmon, J. Gross, C. Schmahl, Marius Schmitz, I. Niedtfeld
{"title":"Childhood Maltreatment and Borderline Personality Disorder: The Mediating Role of Difficulties with Emotion Regulation.","authors":"Nina Bertele, A. Talmon, J. Gross, C. Schmahl, Marius Schmitz, I. Niedtfeld","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2022.36.3.264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2022.36.3.264","url":null,"abstract":"Exposure to childhood maltreatment (CM) increases the risk of developing borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, it remains unclear what mechanisms might mediate this link. One candidate of interest is difficulties with emotion regulation. This study aims to examine the pattern of relations among CM, difficulties with emotion regulation, and the risk of developing BPD. A total of 162 individuals diagnosed with current BPD and 162 matched healthy controls completed self-reported questionnaires assessing CM and difficulties with emotion regulation. The authors found high correlations between CM and BPD diagnosis (r = .73, p < .001). Difficulties with emotion regulation were found to mediate the link between CM and BPD diagnosis (p < .001). Results suggest that CM may play a key role in the etiology of BPD and that difficulties with emotion regulation might be a mediating component between CM and BPD.","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"36 3 1","pages":"264-276"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44617722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Dvoskin, S. Golding, K. Heilbrun, E. Cauffman, D. DeMatteo, J. Edens, S. Hart, E. Mulvey, Jennifer L Skeem, Jodi L. Viljoen, G. Vincent
{"title":"Psychopathic Personality in Early Childhood: A Critical Comment on Lopez-Romero et al. (2021).","authors":"J. Dvoskin, S. Golding, K. Heilbrun, E. Cauffman, D. DeMatteo, J. Edens, S. Hart, E. Mulvey, Jennifer L Skeem, Jodi L. Viljoen, G. Vincent","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2022.36.3.249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2022.36.3.249","url":null,"abstract":"A recent article published in the Journal of Personality Disorders (López-Romero et al., 2021) described the identification of \"putative psychopathic personality\" in a school cohort of 3-6-year-old children from Spain. This comment offers cautionary considerations of the original article on scientific grounds and critical comments on policy grounds. We caution researchers, policymakers, attorneys, judges, and the general public about the dangers of using this label given present knowledge about the antecedents, early indicators, and stability of the adult disorder of psychopathic personality when assessed in childhood.","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"36 3 1","pages":"249-253"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42866791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Whitney R Ringwald, Michael N Hallquist, Alexandre Y Dombrovski, Aidan G C Wright
{"title":"Transdiagnostic Associations With Interpersonal and Affective Variability in Borderline Personality Pathology.","authors":"Whitney R Ringwald, Michael N Hallquist, Alexandre Y Dombrovski, Aidan G C Wright","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2022.36.3.320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2022.36.3.320","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emotional and behavioral variability are unifying characteristics of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Ambulatory assessment (AA) has been used to quantify this variability in terms of the categorical BPD diagnosis, but evidence suggests that BPD instead reflects general personality pathology. This study aimed to clarify the conceptualization of BPD by mapping indices of variability in affect, interpersonal behavior, and perceptions of others onto general and specific dimensions of personality pathology. A sample of participants who met diagnostic criteria for BPD (n = 129) and healthy controls (n = 47) reported on their daily interactions during a 21-day AA protocol. Multilevel SEM was used to examine associations between shared and specific variance in maladaptive traits with dynamic patterns of functioning. The authors found that variability is an indicator of shared trait variance and Negative Affectivity, not any other specific traits, reinforcing the idea that BPD is best understood as general personality pathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"36 3","pages":"320-338"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9830454/pdf/nihms-1859739.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10502087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marike H. F. Deutz, Marjolein J S Lambooy, H. Vossen, O. Laceulle, M. V. van Aken, C. Hessels
{"title":"Associations Between Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms and Online Self-Disclosure in Clinically Referred Youth.","authors":"Marike H. F. Deutz, Marjolein J S Lambooy, H. Vossen, O. Laceulle, M. V. van Aken, C. Hessels","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2022.36.3.359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2022.36.3.359","url":null,"abstract":"Communicating online via social media has proven to facilitate disclosure of intimate topics and can therefore be helpful in the development of intimate relationships. However, for youth with borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms, it may be more difficult to know when, what, and to whom to disclose (i.e., effective disclosure) in online contacts. The authors examine associations between BPD symptoms, online self-disclosure, and ineffective online self-disclosure (e.g., regretting sharing something online). The sample consisted of 235 clinically referred youth (66.4% female), aged 12-25 years (M = 17.82, SD = 2.96). Structural equation modeling revealed that BPD symptoms were related to higher levels of same- and cross-sex online self-disclosure as well as to more ineffective online self-disclosure. There was no moderation by sex or age. This study suggests that youth with BPD symptoms are at risk for oversharing personal information, which could affect forming and maintaining intimate relationships and increases online risks.","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"36 3 1","pages":"359-376"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41984544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. López-Romero, R. Salekin, E. Romero, H. Andershed, O. Colins
{"title":"Psychopathic Personality Configurations in Early Childhood: A Response to Dvoskin et al. (2022).","authors":"L. López-Romero, R. Salekin, E. Romero, H. Andershed, O. Colins","doi":"10.1521/pedi.2022.36.3.254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2022.36.3.254","url":null,"abstract":"Dvoskin et al. (2022) offered a cautionary comment on an article published in the Journal of Personality Disorders (López-Romero et al., 2021). This comment was focused on the scientific and policy grounds of our study, and cautioned against the use of the \"putative psychopathic personality\" label for applied purposes. While we agree with most of their concerns and cautions, we aim to provide additional clarification on the raised concerns, noting that the purpose of our study is purely exploratory, and that its findings are not intended for applied purposes. We do expect that our study and this commentary will further clarify the importance of examining psychopathic personality from a developmental perspective, opening new ways of discussion regarding how to best conceptualize and study a construct that, while waiting for additional longitudinal research, has been shown as relevant in identifying a group of children and adolescents at increased risk for maladjustment.","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"36 3 1","pages":"254-263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44227028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chloe F Bliton, Michael J Roche, Aaron L Pincus, David Dueber
{"title":"Examining the Structure and Validity of Self-Report Measures of <i>DSM-5</i> Alternative Model for Personality Disorders Criterion A.","authors":"Chloe F Bliton, Michael J Roche, Aaron L Pincus, David Dueber","doi":"10.1521/pedi_2021_35_531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2021_35_531","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Level of Personality Functioning Scale (LPFS) operationalizes Criterion A of the <i>DSM-5</i> Alternative Model for Personality Disorders. Despite progress in LPFS measurement development and validation, there is a lack of research, and some disagreement, concerning structural, convergent, and incremental validity of LPFS self-report measures. The present study aimed to compare the LPFS Self-Report, LPFS Self-Report of Criterion A, and LPFS Brief Form. Internal structure was assessed through principal component analyses, factor analyses, and bifactor analyses of unidimensionality. Associations with both pathological and basic personality characteristics among the LPFS measures were explored. Incremental validity of LPFS severity in predicting pathological personality outcomes controlling for basic personality traits, and the reverse, were examined. Results suggest a unidimensional structure robustly associated with other pathological personality assessments. LPFS severity and basic personality traits mutually offered unique explanatory power. We discuss the implications of assessing personality pathology using LPFS self-report measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"36 2","pages":"157-182"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39204167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gillian A McCabe, Joshua R Oltmanns, Thomas A Widiger
{"title":"The General Factors of Personality Disorder, Psychopathology, and Personality.","authors":"Gillian A McCabe, Joshua R Oltmanns, Thomas A Widiger","doi":"10.1521/pedi_2021_35_530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2021_35_530","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is considerable interest in the study of the general factors of personality disorder (g-PD), psychopathology (p factor), and personality (GFP). One prominent interpretation of the g-PD is that it is defined by the self-interpersonal impairments of Criterion A of the <i>DSM-5</i> Section III. However, no study has directly tested this hypothesis as no prior g-PD study has included a measure of Criterion A. The current study provides a direct test of this hypothesis, along with comparing <i>g</i>-PD with the general factors of psychopathology and personality. Also extracted was a common general factor across all three domains. Suggested herein is that the <i>g</i>-PD, the <i>p</i> factor, and the GFP reflect the impairments (e.g., social and occupational dysfunction) that are secondary to the traits and disorders rather than the traits and/or disorders themselves.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"36 2","pages":"129-156"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39204168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Paternal Borderline Symptoms and Offspring Outcomes in Young Adulthood.","authors":"Elaine J Johnson, Patricia A Brennan","doi":"10.1521/pedi_2021_35_537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2021_35_537","url":null,"abstract":"Borderline personality disorder symptoms (BPDsx) in mothers have been linked to psychopathology in their offspring. However, it is still unclear whether BPDsx in fathers influences offspring psychopathology and, if so, how this risk transmission may occur. A total of 448 father-mother-offspring triads completed a longitudinal study following children from birth until age 20 and included self-report questionnaires and clinical interviews when children were 15 and 20 years old. Results revealed that paternal BPDsx were predictive of youth BPDsx and internalizing symptoms, even after controlling for maternal BPDsx. Chronic family stress was a significant mediator of the relationship between paternal BPDsx and offspring BPDsx, internalizing symptoms, and externalizing symptoms. Fathers' expressed emotion and child temperament were not significant mediators. Although offspring sex predicted youth outcomes, it was not a significant moderator of the association between paternal BPDsx and offspring symptoms. Finally, controlling for comorbid paternal disorders weakened the association between paternal BPDsx and youth psychopathology.","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"36 2","pages":"230-247"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39369079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jared R Ruchensky, Emily A Dowgwillo, Shannon E Kelley, Christina Massey, Jenelle Slavin-Mulford, Laura A Richardson, Mark A Blais, Michelle B Stein
{"title":"Exploring the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders Using SCORS-G Ratings on Thematic Apperception Test Narratives.","authors":"Jared R Ruchensky, Emily A Dowgwillo, Shannon E Kelley, Christina Massey, Jenelle Slavin-Mulford, Laura A Richardson, Mark A Blais, Michelle B Stein","doi":"10.1521/pedi_2021_35_535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2021_35_535","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) in Section III of the fifth edition of the <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5</i>; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) conceptualizes personality pathology as a combination of impairment (Criterion A) and traits (Criterion B). One measure used to develop Criterion A was the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale - Global Rating Method (SCORS-G), which is a multidimensional, object-relational clinician-rated measure of personality functioning. Although there are conceptual links between the AMPD and SCORS-G dimensions, there exists no research examining the relationship. To address this, we examined associations between the SCORS-G dimensions and measures of the AMPD constructs in a large, archival dataset of outpatients and inpatients. More pathological scores on SCORS-G dimensions reflecting self- and interpersonal functioning were associated with greater pathological traits and impairment. Overall, results support further investigation into SCORS-G as a useful measure in AMPD research and assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"36 2","pages":"201-216"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39338803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenneth Tan, Samantha H Ingram, Laura A S L Lau, Susan C South
{"title":"Borderline Personality Traits and Romantic Relationship Dissolution.","authors":"Kenneth Tan, Samantha H Ingram, Laura A S L Lau, Susan C South","doi":"10.1521/pedi_2021_35_533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2021_35_533","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many studies have found that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with romantic relationship instability, with relationship dissolution being a recurring theme. Scant research, however, has examined the dissolution strategies and post-breakup outcomes for individuals with elevated levels of borderline traits. Findings from two studies revealed that there was an association between BPD criteria and tendency to employ less adaptive dissolution strategies when terminating a relationship. Furthermore, elevated levels of BPD traits were associated with less self-concept clarity and more unwanted pursuit of ex-partners. These findings both provide insight into how individuals with BPD traits experience relationship dissolution and suggest possible factors underlying the unstable relationship processes typically associated with borderline traits.</p>","PeriodicalId":48175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Personality Disorders","volume":"36 2","pages":"183-200"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39338802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}