title: The BPQ: a scale for the assessment of borderline personality based on DSM-IV criteria.
abstract: The aim of the study was to develop a self-report measure that assesses borderline personality traits as defined by DSM-IV criteria, including separate subscales for each criterion. A sample of normal subjects from community colleges in the midwestern region of the United States was used to develop the scale. The psychometric properties of the scale were examined using an additional United States sample and student samples from England and Australia. The scale was compared with existing measures of borderline and schizotypal personality. Evidence for the internal consistency and convergent and divergent validity of the new scale is presented. The results of several analyses of variance comparing males and females in the three national groups are reported. A Principal Components Analysis of the subscales suggested either a single factor or two correlated factors. Oblique rotation yielded a structure that distinguished identity/interpersonal and impulsivity borderline personality traits. It is concluded that the new scale provides a useful tool for clinicians and researchers interested in screening for borderline personality traits in both general and clinical populations. Suggestions for further research are indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, OH 44119, USA.
authors.forename: Amir M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Poreh
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rawlings
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Claridge
authors.forename: Justin L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shelton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires