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

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1 Department of Educational Sciense, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

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. This was a descriptive-cross-sectional study. The statistical population included all female secondary school students in Karaj city in 2018. With the multi-stage cluster sampling method, 340 people were selected and completed questionnaires of demographic variables and borderline personality disorder. 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). The prevalence of borderline personality disorder in the whole sample is 18 people (1.8%). Specific symptoms included despair (0.4%, P = 0.001), impulsivity (0.8%, P = 0.004), and dissociative/paranoid symptoms related to tension (0.6%, P = 0.002). Demographic factors such as parents' education, parents' occupation, familial relationship between parents, a family history of psychological disorders, and smoking/addiction in parents were significantly associated with the prevalence of BPD in students (P < 0.05). The study showed a notable prevalence of borderline personality disorder symptoms among female high school students. Therefore, planning to prevent and treat this disorder is a priority.

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