Borderline personality features predict alcohol use problems.
This study assessed the relation between BPD features and problems associated with alcohol use 2 years later in young adults. Approximately 5,000 nonclinical young adults were screened for BPD features, and two cohorts of participants completed the laboratory phase of the study at Time 1 (total N = 421) and then again 2 years later at Time 2 (total N = 356). Measures included self-report and interview-based assessments of personality disorders, psychopathology in biological parents, Axis I psychopathology, and alcohol use problems. BPD features were found to significantly predict alcohol use problems 2 years later after controlling for parents' substance use disorders, Axis I psycho-pathology (including alcohol abuse/dependence), and non-BPD personality disorders. In addition, the BPD subscale that assesses impulsivity was found to be significantly associated with alcohol use problems once all predictors were entered into the model.
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Stephanie D
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Stepp
Timothy J
TJ
Trull
Kenneth J
KJ
Sher
D000328:Adult; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015984:Causality; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires