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Ovarian hormones and borderline personality disorder features: preliminary evidence for interactive effects of estradiol and progesterone

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Eisenlohr-Moul, Tory A., DeWall, C. Nathan, Girdler, Susan S., Segerstrom, Suzanne C.·2015·Biological Psychology

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Cyclical fluctuations in the ovarian hormones 17β-estradiol (E2; estrogen) and progesterone (P4) predict emotions, cognitive processes, and behaviors relevant to Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD); however, there are individual differences in sensitivity to normal hormone shifts. This study examined associations of naturally occurring hormonal changes with concurrent BPD feature expression. Forty women sampled for a flat distribution of the PAI-BOR (n=10 where T<50, n=10 where 50<T<60, n=10 where 60<T<70, and n=10 where T>70) provided four weekly saliva samples and psychological assessments. Across most outcomes (e.g., BPD features, felt rejection, anger rumination, negative urgency) P4 deviation (from one's person mean) moderated the effect of current E2 deviation (from one's person mean) among women high (+1 SD) in trait BPD features such that E2 deviation was negatively associated with symptoms only when P4 was higher-than-usual. Cyclical hormone changes (e.g., higher P4 in the luteal phase; E2 fluctuations at ovulation and in the luteal phase) may impact BPD feature expression among at-risk women.

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  • Negative Urgency may be related to fluctuations in estradiol and progesterone through its links with affect.

    “with Negative Urgency potentially related to fluctuations in E2 and P4 through its links with affect (Eisenlohr-Moul et al., 2015).”

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  • This work replicates antagonistic effects of estradiol and progesterone in externalizing disorders.

    “Our work replicates antagonistic effects of E2 and P4 in externalizing disorders (Eisenlohr-Moul et al., 2015; Klump et al., 2008; 2013; Singh, Su, & Ng, 2013) and is the first to indicate an antagonistic relationship of E2 and T.”

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Authors
Eisenlohr-Moul, T. A., DeWall, C. N., Girdler, S. S., & Segerstrom, S. C.
Affiliations
  • University of Kentucky (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Eisenlohr-Moul, Tory A.
Venue
Biological Psychology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-07
Volume
109
Pages
37-52
ISSN
0301-0511 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2029022759
Cited by
57
References
126
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Biological Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH093315)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA005312)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1RR033173, UL1TR000117)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Keywords
borderline personality disorder, estradiol, progesterone, ovarian hormones, menstrual cycle, moderated effects, women, anger rumination, negative urgency, borderline personality traits
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Borderline Personality Disorder, Estradiol, Female, Humans, Menstrual Cycle, Personality Inventory, Progesterone, Saliva, Young Adult

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