The Prejudice toward People with Borderline Personality Disorder Scale in a healthcare provider sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although many instruments aiming to measure attitudes toward people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) exist, most demonstrate limited evidence of construct validity.

Aims

To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Prejudice toward People with Borderline Personality Disorder (PPBPD) scale in a sample of healthcare providers (HCPs) and expand the nomological network of prejudice toward people with BPD.

Method

A survey containing the PPBPD scale and related measures was completed by 593 HCPs who provided services for people with BPD.

Results

Confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor structure, comprising fear/avoidance, malevolence, authoritarianism, and unpredictability. Differential associations were found between the four PP

SUBMITTER: Sheppard H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12634902 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature