@article{ref1,
title="Adaptive family functioning and borderline personality disorder: Mediating role of impulsivity",
journal="JPMA: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association",
year="2020",
author="Khan, Saira and Kamal, Anila",
volume="70",
number="1",
pages="86-89",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship among adaptive family functioning, iImpulsivity and borderline personality disorder, and to test the mediating role of impulsivity between the other two elements. METHODS: The cross-sectional correlational study was conducted at the National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, from August 17, 2015, to June 10, 2017, and comprised patients seeking psychiatric consultation. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-4th Edition criteria was used to assess personality disorders. Correlation and mediation analysis was carried out on those diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. RESULTS: Of the 408 patients assessed, 183(45%) had borderline personality disorder. Of them, 118(64.4%) were males and 65(35.5%) were females. Both impulsivity and borderline personality disorder were negatively related to adaptive family functioning (p<0.01). Significant positive relationship was found between impulsivity and border line personality disorder(p< 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The mediating role of impulsivity between adaptive family functioning and borderline personality disorder was established.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0030-9982",
doi="10.5455/JPMA.6250",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/JPMA.6250"
}