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- Title
A Growth Curve Analysis of Emotion Dysregulation as a Mediator for Violence in Individuals with and without Borderline Personality Disorder.
- Authors
Newhill, Christina E.; Eack, Shaun M.; Mulvey, Edward P.
- Abstract
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by significant interpersonal conflict, however the factors that contribute to violence among this population are not well known. Individuals with BPD and other severe mental illnesses were followed in the community for 30 weeks post-inpatient discharge. Emotion dysregulation data and detailed measures of violence were collected every 10 weeks, along with measures of antisocial characteristics. Latent growth curve analyses were used to depict individual trajectories of emotion dysregulation throughout the course of the study, and the degree to which changes in emotion dysregulation mediated the risk-enhancing effect of BPD on subsequent interpersonal violence was assessed. Results showed that emotion dysregulation is a significant longitudinal mediator of violent behavior among individuals with BPD, and may serve as the primary mechanism that enhances risk for violence among this population. Implications for modifying existing treatment protocols to reduce interpersonal violence in this population are discussed.
- Subjects
MASSACHUSETTS; MISSOURI; PENNSYLVANIA; VIOLENCE &; psychology; BORDERLINE personality disorder; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; EMOTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTOR analysis; INTERVIEWING; SCALES (Weighing instruments); SELF-evaluation; DATA analysis; SECONDARY analysis; STRUCTURAL equation modeling; MAXIMUM likelihood statistics; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
- Publication
Journal of Personality Disorders, 2012, Vol 26, Issue 3, p452
- ISSN
0885-579X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/pedi.2012.26.3.452