Assessment of Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms among Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of psychology, Associate professor of psychology, Payame Noor University

2 Payame Noor University

10.22098/jrp.2024.14008.1210

Abstract

Aim and background: Borderline personality disorder is a chronic and debilitating psychological disorder that is associated with a significant impairment in psychosocial functioning. The present study was conducted to determine the epidemiology of borderline personality disorder symptoms among female students.

Method and material: This was a descriptive-cross-sectional study. The statistical population included all female high-school students in Karaj. With the multi-stage cluster sampling method, 1000 people were selected and completed questionnaires of demographic variables, borderline personality disorder and Beck’s short form of depression. The obtained data were analyzed with SPSS-22 statistical software and descriptive statistics, Chi-Square and logistic regression methods. The significance level was considered (P<0.05).

Findings: The prevalence of borderline personality disorder in the whole sample is 18 people (1.8%). Symptoms of despair are 0.4% (P=001), impulsivity 0.8% (P=0.004) and dissociative/paranoid symptoms related to tension are 0.6% (P=0.002). Among the demographic factors, parents' education, parents' occupation, family relation between parents, history of psychological disorder in the family and smoking/addiction in parents had a statistically significant relationship with the prevalence of BPD in students (P<0.05).

Conclusion: The study showed that borderline personality disorder has a significant prevalence among female high school students. Therefore, planning to prevent and treat this disorder is a priority.

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Journal of Research in Psychopathology

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 24 January 2024

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