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Emotion Dysregulation as a Core Feature of Borderline Personality Disorder

Glenn, Catherine R., Klonsky, E. David·2009·Journal of Personality Disorders

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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a debilitating mental illness that affects approximately 1-2% of the general population. Researchers have increasingly come to view emotion dysregulation as a core feature of BPD. The present study examines the relationship between BPD symptomatology and emotion dysregulation using the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) in two college samples. BPD symptoms were assessed by self-report (MSI-BPD) in sample 1 and by semi-structured interview (SIDP-IV) in sample 2. Results suggest that emotion dysregulation accounts for unique variance in BPD even after controlling for traditional indicators of negative emotionality, including depression, anxiety, and negative affect. Findings support theories regarding the role of emotion dysregulation in BPD and provide directions for future research.

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  • The result that adolescents with depression and BPD traits have higher maladaptive strategy scores is not unexpected and is in line with other studies.

    “The result is not unexpected and is entirely in line with other studies [23,24,25], considering the fact that difficulties in tolerating and regulating intense emotions are part of the main characteristics of BPD, leading to the use of dysfunctional behaviours for emotional regulation.”
  • Difficulties in tolerating and regulating intense emotions are part of the main characteristics of BPD, leading to the use of dysfunctional behaviours for emotional regulation.

    “The result is not unexpected and is entirely in line with other studies [23,24,25], considering the fact that difficulties in tolerating and regulating intense emotions are part of the main characteristics of BPD, leading to the use of dysfunctional behaviours for emotional regulation.”

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Authors
Glenn, C. R., & Klonsky, E. D.
Affiliations
Stony Brook University (US)
Venue
Journal of Personality Disorders
Published
2009-02
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
20-28
ISSN
0885-579X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2104789765
Cited by
336
References
6
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
borderline personality disorder, emotional dysregulation, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, negative affectivity, depression, anxiety, negative affect, university students, symptom structure
MeSH terms
Anxiety, Avoidance Learning, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Fear, Female, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Personality Inventory, Self Concept, Shame, Students, Comorbidity, Young Adult

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