Dissociated empathy and utilitarian moral judgment in borderline personality disorder
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by affective instability, disrupted empathy, and self-processing. In this study, we aimed to investigate moral decision-making and its association with empathy in BPD compared to Control group (CG). 112 participants, 45 BPD, and 67 CG were recruited. They filled out a demographic questionnaire and completed the moral scenarios and Interpersonal Reactivity Index. We mainly used regression-based t-test, linear discriminant analysis, and canonical correlation analysis to analyze the data. Patients with BPD made more utilitarian decisions in all the moral scenarios (P-value
Borderline personality disorder · Empathic concern · Empathy · Interpersonal Reactivity Index · Morality · Personal distress · Personality · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
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