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PMID: 21838568 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The main purpose of this study was to explore the dimensionality of the borderline personality disorder in nonclinical young adults by means of the Borderline Personality Questionnaire (BPQ; Poreh et al., 2006). We also studied the phenotypic expression of the borderline personality traits as a function of participants' gender and age, and the relationship between BPQ subscales and measures of depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, hallucinatory predisposition, and paranoid ideation. The sample comprised 809 young adults, 562 (69.5%) were women, with a mean age of 20.2 years (SD = 2.9). The results indicate that the BPQ self-report has adequate psychometric properties. The levels of internal consistency for the BPQ subscales ranged between .78 and .93. Analysis of the internal structure of the BPQ subscales yielded a one-dimensional solution. In contrast, second-order principal components analysis at the item level yielded a five-dimensional solution. Likewise, statistically significant differences in the mean scores of the borderline personality traits as a function of participants' gender and age were found. The BPQ subscales correlated significantly with measures of depression, anxiety, stress, paranoid ideation, and hallucinatory predisposition. These results help to improve our understanding of the dimensional structure of the borderline personality in the general population. Future research should continue to identify participants who are at risk for the development of borderline personality disorder and facilitating the development of early detection and prevention programs. |
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Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero; Mercedes Paino; Serafín Lemos-Giráldez; Susana Sierra-Baigrie; M Paz García-Portilla González; Julio Bobes; José Muňiz |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of personality disorders Volume: 25 ISSN: 1943-2763 ISO Abbreviation: J. Pers. Disord. Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-08-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710838 Medline TA: J Pers Disord Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 542-56 Citation Subset: IM |
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