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- Title
Preliminary Evidence for Emotion Dysregulation as a Mechanism Underlying Poor Sleep Quality in Borderline Personality Disorder.
- Authors
Grove, Jeremy L.; Smith, Timothy W.; Crowell, Sheila E.; Ellis, Jennifer H.
- Abstract
Sleep disturbance is common in borderline personality disorder (BPD), yet the reasons for this association are not clear. The present study sought to extend prior studies by testing emotion dysregulation as a mechanism underlying this association. We administered self-report measures of sleep quality (SQ), emotion dysregulation, and borderline features to two cross-sectional samples of undergraduates (sample 1: N = 293; sample 2: N = 188). In addition to replicating prior studies linking BPD features to poor SQ, analyses indicated that BPD features related to emotion dysregulation were most strongly correlated with poorer global SQ across both samples. Further, bootstrapping techniques revealed indirect associations by total score on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), as well as for several of its facets (lack of strategies, lack of emotional clarity, lack of awareness). We discuss the potential clinical relevance of emotion dysregulation in the treatment of co-occurring sleep problems in BPD.
- Subjects
SLEEP; AFFECTIVE disorders; BORDERLINE personality disorder; SELF-evaluation; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Journal of Personality Disorders, 2017, Vol 31, Issue 4, p542
- ISSN
0885-579X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/pedi_2016_30_261