Functional Impairment in Borderline Personality Disorder: The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support.

ABSTRACT: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by instability in relationships, mood fluctuations, and erratic behavior. This study investigates the relationship between pathological personality traits and functional disability, the status of perceived social support in BPD, as well as its mediating role in this relationship. In this cross-sectional study, 192 Spanish women (BPD group, N = 97; healthy control group, N = 95) completed, through two online platforms, a battery of tests including: the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 Brief Form (PID-5-BF), the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) and the Perceived Social Support subscale of the Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ). The results show that perceived soc

SUBMITTER: Thadani B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9197239 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature