TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Affective and sensation-seeking pathways linking borderline personality disorder symptoms and alcohol-related problems in young women
JO  - Journal of personality disorders
A1  - Chugani, Carla D.
A1  - Byrd, Amy L.
A1  - Pedersen, Sarah L.
A1  - Chung, Tammy
A1  - Hipwell, Alison E.
A1  - Stepp, Stephanie D.
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 "affective pathway," we hypothesized that BPD symptoms would be associated with alcohol-related problems through affective instability and drinking to cope. In the "sensation-seeking pathway," 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-579X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2018_32_389
ID  - ref1
ER  -