Borderline Personality Features: Instability of Self-Esteem and Affect
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2006
Department
Psychology
Abstract
On the basis of clinical literature pertaining to borderline personality disorder, it was hypothesized that individuals with borderline personality features would show evidence of self-esteem and affective instability. In addition to this instability, it was hypothesized that these individuals would show evidence of stronger reactions to daily interpersonal stress (i.e., lability). These hypotheses were examined through the employment of an experience-sampling design. The present findings suggest that individuals with borderline personality features possess unstable low self-esteem as well as negative affect that is high and unstable. Individuals with borderline personality features were also found to possess self-esteem and feelings of rejection that were labile in response to daily interpersonal stress.
Publication Title
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
Volume
25
Issue
6
First Page
668
Last Page
687
Recommended Citation
Zeigler-Hill, V.,
Abraham, J.
(2006). Borderline Personality Features: Instability of Self-Esteem and Affect. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25(6), 668-687.
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