Borderline Personality Disorder Features, Self-Verification, and Committed Relationships

Abstract

This article was originally published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. The version of record can be found here: http://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/jscp.2014.33.5.463This study examines whether self-verification strivings are greater for individuals with elevated features of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) than individuals with minimal features of BPD, and whether this is especially true for those in committed romantic relationships. Participants (N = 329) completed an online questionnaire that included an assessment of their: (1) relationship status, (2) degree of BPD traits, (3) social self concept, and (4) preference for negative feedback. Results of the study evinced a negative correlation between social self concept and the preference for negative feedback, replicating prior evidence of self-verification strivings. These strivings, however, were greatest for participants with BPD features who were involved in a relationship compared to participants with BPD features who were not in a relationship or to participants without BPD features. These results suggest that committed, exclusive romantic relationships either exacerbate or fail to meet the self-verification needs of individuals with BPD features. The implications of these findings for our understanding of BPD and for future research are discussed

Screening for borderline personality pathology on college campuses

“…Total scores are calculated by summing items 1 through 10, and Zanarini et al (2003) have suggested a cutoff of seven or greater as screening “positive” for BPD. In the current sample, the MSI‐BPD demonstrated good internal consistency ( α = 0.80), similar to prior studies utilizing college samples (Bracken‐Minor & McDevitt‐Murphy, 2014; Brickman et al, 2014; Valentiner et al, 2014).…”

Comparison of Sexual Satisfactions and Attachment Styles of Patients withBipolar І Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and Healthy Controls

“…On the other hand, individuals with BPD may have emptiness or abandonment feelings, unstable self image, emotional instability and impulsivity. So this situation may reflect as conflict into relationships (Valentiner, Hiraoka & Skowronski, 2014). Sexual rarity was reported during to depression, so sexual problems may be dependent on the changes related with BD (Lam, Donaldson, Brown & Malliaris, 2005).…”

القدرة التنبؤیة لهویة عدم الیقین بدافع التحقق الذاتى لدى طلاب الصف الأول بالمرحلة الثانویة

“…(Cassidy, Aikins, et al, 2003;Finkenauer et al, 2002;Leary, 2007;Rosen et al, 2013;Swann, Rentfrow, et al, 2003 (Cassidy, Aikins, et al, 2003;Cassidy, Ziv, et al, 2003;North & Swann, 2009;Polzer et al, 2002;Rosen et al, 2013;Swann, 2012 . ‫الذات‬ ‫عن‬ ‫السمبية‬ ‫اء‬ ‫اآلر‬ ‫ذوى‬ ‫اد‬ ‫األفر‬ ‫بين‬ ‫االنتباه‬ ‫يمفت‬ ‫وما‬ ‫من‬ ‫التحقق‬ ‫فى‬ ‫الرغبة‬ ‫تفوقيا‬ ‫ما‬ ‫ا‬ ً ‫دائم‬ ‫أنيا‬ ‫إال‬ ‫اإليجابية،‬ ‫فى‬ ‫الرغبة‬ ‫قوة‬ ‫من‬ ‫الرغم‬ ‫عمى‬ ‫أنو‬ ‫ىو‬ ‫الذات‬ (Anseel & Lievens, 2007;Chen et al, 2004;Pettit & Joiner, 2001; Polzer et al, 2002;Swann et al, 2000Swann & Pelham, 2002;Swann, Polzer, et al, 2004;Valentiner et al, 2014;Wiesenfeld et al, 2017) ‫إلى‬ (Botana, 2011;Gómez et al, 2009;Swann, Kwan, et al, 2003; (Ashford et al, 2003;Morrison, 2002;Morrison et al, 2004;Qian et al, 2016 (Ashford & Black, 2006;Anseel & Lievens, 2007;Auh et al, 2019;Wanberg & Kammeyer-Mueller, 2000) ‫ا‬ (Swann & Pelham, 2002) ‫كان‬ ‫إذا‬ ‫حتى‬ ‫االكتئاب‬ ‫شديدة‬ ‫لمذات‬ ‫ات‬ ‫نظر‬ ‫لدييم‬ (Pettit & Joiner, 2001) . ‫و‬ ‫أكدتو‬ ‫ما‬ ‫ىذا‬ ‫اسات‬ ‫الدر‬ ‫من‬ ‫العديد‬ ‫نتائج‬ (Neff & Karney, 2003Rosen et al, 2013;Swann et al, 2000 Ashford Ashford, 2016;…”