Anger rumination and aggressive behaviour in borderline personality disorder. (3rd September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martino, Francesca; Caselli, Gabriele; Berardi, Domenico; Fiore, Francesca; Marino, Erika; Menchetti, Marco; Prunetti, Elena; Ruggiero, Giovanni Maria; Sasdelli, Anna; Selby, Edward; Sassaroli, Sandra
• Is Part Of: Personality and mental health. Volume 9:Number 4(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 277
• Page End: 287
• Publication Date: 2015-09-03
• Subjects: Personality disorders -- Periodicals; 616.8581005
• DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1310
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1932-8621

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="pmh1310-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>Emotional instability and dyscontrolled behaviours are central features in borderline personality disorder (BPD). Recently, some cognitive dysfunctional mechanisms, such as anger rumination, have been found to increase negative emotions and promote dyscontrolled behaviours. Even though rumination has consistently been linked to BPD traits in non‐clinical samples, its relationship with problematic behaviour has yet to be established in a clinical population.</p> </sec> <sec id="pmh1310-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Aim</title> <p>The purpose of the study was to explore the relationships between emotional dysregulation, anger rumination and aggression proneness in a clinical sample of patients with BPD.</p> </sec> <sec id="pmh1310-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Enrolled patients with personality disorders (93 with BPD) completed a comprehensive assessment for personality disorder symptoms, anger rumination, emotional dysregulation and aggression proneness.</p> </sec> <sec id="pmh1310-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Anger rumination was found to significantly predict aggression proneness, over and above emotional dysregulation. Furthermore, both BPD diagnosis and anger rumination were significant predictors of aggression proneness.</p> </sec> <sec id="pmh1310-sec-0005" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>Future research should examine whether clinical techniques aimed at reducing rumination are helpful for reducing aggressive and other dyscontrolled behaviours in treating patients with BPD. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</p> </sec> </abstract>