Explicit and Implicit Measures of Identity Diffusion in Adolescent Girls With Borderline Personality Disorder

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15519536
AutoresSara Plakolm Erlač (University of Ljubljana, autor de correspondencia), Valentin Bucik (University of Ljubljana), Hojka Gregorič Kumperščak (0000-0001-8340-8674, University Clinical Centre Maribor)
Año2022
Volumen12
Páginas805390-805390
Fecha de publicación2022-01-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
EditorialFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2021.805390
PMID35046857
OpenAlexW4206137864
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas39

The present study is the first to examine both the implicit and explicit self-concept of identity diffusion in a sample of adolescent patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). A clinical sample of adolescent girls with diagnosed BPD ( N = 30; M age = 15.9 years) and a sample of girls with a healthy personality development ( N = 33; M age = 16.6 years) completed an implicit association test (IAT) that was adjusted to identity diffusion, the core of BPD. Common domains of child and adolescent psychopathology and core components of BPD were assessed using self-reports on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children-11 (BPFSC-11) and the Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence (AIDA). BPD patients scored significantly higher on explicit measures of borderline pathology than girls with a healthy personality development. A crucial finding for this study was that girls with BPD had a significantly lower implicit preference for stability than their counterparts in the control group. Moreover, explicit measures of borderline personality pathology were significantly correlated with an implicit measure of identity diffusion, the core of BPD. However, when looking at the predictive ability of implicit and explicit measures, only explicit identity diffusion was significantly associated with borderline features. Our data suggests that adolescent girls with BPD differ from healthy individuals not only in their conscious representation but also in their implicit representation of the self with regard to BPD related characteristics, which further advances the need for the identification of at-risk adolescents

Borderline personality disorder · Developmental psychology · Identity (music · Personality · Personality disorders · Personality pathology · Psychology of self · Psychopathology · Clinical Psychology · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Social Psychology