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Role Confusion and Disorientation in Young Adult-Parent Interaction Among Individuals With Borderline Symptomatology

Lyons-Ruth, Karlen, Brumariu, Laura E., Bureau, Jean-Francois, Hennighausen, Katherine, Holmes, Bjarne·2015·Journal of Personality Disorders

Abstract

Borderline symptoms are thought to emerge from the interaction of temperamental factors and environmental stressors. Both parental invalidation and attachment disorganization have been hypothesized to play an etiological role. However, to date the quality of parent-child interaction has not been observed directly. In this study, 120 young adults were assessed for features of borderline personality disorder on the SCID II, for severity of childhood maltreatment on interview and self-report measures, and for disturbance in parent-child interaction during a videotaped conflict discussion task. Borderline traits, as well as suicidality/self-injury specifically, were associated with more role confusion and more disoriented behavior in interaction with the parent. Among young adults with recurrent suicidality/self-injury, 40% displayed high levels of role confusion compared to 16% of those who were not suicidal. Neither form of disturbed interaction mediated the independent effect of childhood abuse on borderline symptoms. A parent-child transactional model is proposed to account for the findings.

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Authors
Lyons-Ruth, K., Brumariu, L. E., Bureau, J.-F., Hennighausen, K., & Holmes, B.
Affiliations
  • Adelphi University (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Champlain College (US)
Venue
Journal of Personality Disorders
Published
2015-10
Volume
29
Issue
5
Pages
641-662
ISSN
0885-579X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2041488248
Cited by
41
References
75
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH06030)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
borderline personality disorder, borderline symptoms, identity diffusion, parent-child interaction, young adults, child abuse, suicidality, self-harm, disorganized attachment
MeSH terms
Adult, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child, Confusion, Female, Humans, Male, Object Attachment, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Suicide, Video Recording, Self-Injurious Behavior, Young Adult, Self Report, Suicidal Ideation

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