An analogue investigation of the relationships among perceived parental criticism, negative affect, and borderline personality disorder features: the role of thought suppression.
The current study examined the relationships among biological predisposition, social environment, emotion regulation, and features characteristic of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Using an analogue sample, we examined whether thought suppression mediated the relationship of negative affective intensity/reactivity and perceived parental criticism with a composite of BPD features including impulsivity, interpersonal sensitivity, and aggression. Results indicated that thought suppression fully mediated the relationship between negative affect intensity/reactivity and BPD features and partially mediated the relationship between BPD features and perceived parental criticism. Clinical implications, directions for further research, and limitations of the present study are discussed.
Cheavens
Jennifer S
JS
Duke University Medical Center, Trent Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Zachary Rosenthal
M
M
Daughters
Stacey B
SB
Nowak
Jennifer
J
Kosson
David
D
Lynch
Thomas R
TR
Lejuez
C W
CW
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012094:Repression, Psychology; D013850:Thinking