The role of emotional schema dimensions in predicting borderline personality features

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Mental Health Expert, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khoy, Iran.

Abstract

Borderline personality disorder is the most common personality disorder which is known by a variety of dysregulations in cognitive, behavioral, emotional and interpersonal relationships. The main characteristic of borderline personality disorder is emotional instability. In predicting the characteristics of borderline personality disorder many factors play a role. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of emotional schemas in predicting features of borderline personality. The present study was a descriptive-correlational one in which 462 was selected through availability sampling. To collect the data, Borderline Personality Scale (STB) and Emotional Schemas (LESS-II) were used. Also, stepwise multivariate correlation and regression methods were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that emotional schemas of control, blame, comprehension, agreement, extreme rationality, mental rumination, duration and validation predict changes in borderline personality traits. These results have practical implications in preventing the symptoms of this disorder as well as performing clinical interventions in the field of emotional schema therapy for patients with borderline personality disorder.

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Journal of Research in Psychopathology
Volume 2, Issue 5
September 2021
Pages 8-14

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