Interpersonal stressors and negative affect in individuals with borderline personality disorder and community adults in daily life: A replication and extension.

ABSTRACT: Affective instability and interpersonal stress are key features of borderline personality disorder (BPD). They were shown to covary in the daily lives of patients in a recent ambulatory assessment study (Hepp et al., 2017) that observed comparatively larger positive associations between interpersonal stressors and negative affect in individuals with BPD than those with depressive disorders. The present study sought to replicate these findings, collecting data on hostility, sadness, fear, and rejection or disagreement events from 56 BPD and 60 community control participants for 21 days, 6 times a day. Using identical statistical procedures, the positive associations between momentary rejection/disagreement and hostility, sadness, and fear were replicated. Again replicating the original stud

SUBMITTER: Hepp J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5851290 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature