@article{ref1,
title="Affective and sensation-seeking pathways linking borderline personality disorder symptoms and alcohol-related problems in young women",
journal="Journal of personality disorders",
year="2018",
author="Chugani, Carla D. and Byrd, Amy L. and Pedersen, Sarah L. and Chung, Tammy and Hipwell, Alison E. and Stepp, Stephanie D.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-12",
abstract="Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and alcohol use disorder often co-occur, yet we know little about risk processes underlying this association. We tested two mechanistic pathways linking BPD symptoms and alcohol-related problems. In the &quot;affective pathway,&quot; we hypothesized that BPD symptoms would be associated with alcohol-related problems through affective instability and drinking to cope. In the &quot;sensation-seeking pathway,&quot; we proposed that BPD symptoms would be related to alcohol-related problems through sensation seeking and drinking to enhance positive experiences. We tested a multiple mediation model using age-18 cross-sectional data from the Pittsburgh Girls Study. <br><br>RESULTS supported both pathways: BPD symptoms had an indirect effect on alcohol-related problems by (1) affective instability and coping motives (β =.03, p <.05), and (2) sensation-seeking and enhancement motives (β =.02, p <.05). These results highlight coping and enhancement drinking motives as possible mechanisms that explain co-occurrence of BPD symptoms and alcohol-related problems in young females.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-579X",
doi="10.1521/pedi_2018_32_389",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2018_32_389"
}