TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Rejection sensitivity, self-compassion, and aggressive behavior: the role of borderline features as a mediator
JO  - Frontiers in psychology
A1  - Sommerfeld, Eliane
A1  - Shechory Bitton, Mally
SP  - e44
EP  - e44
VL  - 11
IS  - 
N2  - This study used mediation analyses to examine the assumption that the presence of borderline personality features mediates the relationship between rejection sensitivity (RS), self-compassion, and aggressive behavior. Sixty adults consisting of 31 participants diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and 29 participants with no diagnosis of borderline personality disorder were assessed for RS, self-compassion, aggressive behavior, and borderline personality features. Mediation was found for the total aggression score, anger score, and hostility score regarding both self-compassion and RS. Mediation was also found regarding RS and verbal and physical aggression, and regarding self-compassion and verbal and physical aggression. These findings provide evidence that the presence of borderline personality features is an important factor in explaining the associations linking RS and self-compassion to aggressive behavior. High RS and low self-compassion are associated with greater borderline personality features, which in turn relate to increased aggressive behavior.<br><br>Copyright © 2020 Sommerfeld and Shechory Bitton.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-1078
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00044
ID  - ref1
ER  -