@article{ref1,
title="Early maladaptive schemas and borderline personality disorder features in a nonclinical sample: A network analysis",
journal="Clinical psychology and psychotherapy",
year="2019",
author="Esmaeilian, Nasrin and Dehghani, Mohsen and Koster, Ernst H. W. and Hoorelbeke, Kristof",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="388-398",
abstract="Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a challenging problem. Early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) are considered as important vulnerability factors for the development and maintenance of BPD. Literature suggests a complex relationship between BPD and EMSs. The current study employed network analysis to model the complex associations between central BPD features (i.e., affective instability, identity problems, negative relations, and self-harm) and EMSs in 706 undergraduate students. The severity of BPD symptoms was assessed using the Personality Assessment Inventory-Borderline subscale; the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form was used to assess EMSs. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that specific EMSs show unique associations with different BPD features. Interestingly, affective instability showed no unique associations with EMSs. Identity problems were uniquely associated with abandonment, insufficient self-control, dependence/incompetence, and vulnerability to harm/illness schemas. Negative relations in BPD showed unique connections with mistrust/abuse and abandonment. Finally, BPD self-harm was connected to emotional deprivation and failure. These findings indicate potential pathways between EMSs and specific BPD features that could improve our understanding of BPD theoretically and clinically.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-3995",
doi="10.1002/cpp.2360",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2360"
}