A dimensional understanding of borderline personality features in adolescence: The relationship between the MMPI-A PSY-5 scales and PAI-A borderline features. (1st April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stokes, John M.; Sapoff, Mallory; Pogge, David L.; Zaccario, Michele; Barbot, Baptiste
• Is Part Of: Personality and individual differences. Volume 140(2019)
• Page Start: 27
• Page End: 32
• Publication Date: 2019-04-01
• Subjects: Adolescence -- Borderline personality disorder -- PSY-5 -- MMPI-A -- PAI-A; Personality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Personality Development -- Periodicals; Personnalité -- Périodiques; Individualité -- Périodiques; 155.205
• DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.04.025
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0191-8869

Abstract

Abstract: We explored the relationship between dimensions of the Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5; Harkness & McNulty, 1994) of the Adolescent Version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-A; Butcher et al., 1992) and borderline personality features as measured by the adolescent version of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI-A; Morey, 2007) in a sample of 606 adolescents from an inpatient setting. Multiple regression analysis indicated that a combination of Neuroticism/Negative Emotionality, Disconstraint, Introversion/Low Positive Emotionality and Aggressiveness accounted for 54% of the variance in the PAI-A Borderline Features Scale. Neuroticism/Negative Emotionality emerged as the strongest predictor. Although females demonstrated higher mean scores across all PAI-A Borderline Scales, multivariate multiple regression within the path analysis framework revealed no marked gender differences in the relationships between PSY-5 predictors and borderline features. The combination of Neuroticism/Negative Emotionality and Aggressiveness was most strongly predictive of affective instability, identity problems and negative relations. Self-harm was best predicted by a combination of Disconstraint, Neuroticism/Negative Emotionality and Aggressiveness. Highlights: PSY-5 dimensions accounted for 54% of the variance in BPD symptom severity. Neuroticism/negative emotionality was the strongest predictor of BPD severity. PSY-5 aggression was a significant predictor, of BPD symptoms. PSY-5 psychoticism seems more indirectly related to BPD symptoms in adolescents. No gender differences emerged in relationships between PSY-5 dimensions and BPD areas.