title: An Investigation into the Roles of Theory of Mind, Emotion Regulation, and Attachment Styles in Predicting the Traits of Borderline Personality Disorder.
abstract: Objective:Borderline personality disorder is one of the most complex and prevalent personality disorders. Many variables have so far been studied in relation to this disorder. This study aimed to investigate the role of emotion regulation, attachment styles, and theory of mind in predicting the traits of borderline personality disorder.Method:In this study, 85 patients with borderline personality disorder were selected using convenience sampling method. To measure the desired variables, the questionnaires of Gross emotion regulation, Collins and Read attachment styles, and Baron Cohen's Reading Mind from Eyes Test were applied. The data were analyzed using multivariate stepwise regression technique.Results:Emotion regulation, attachment styles, and theory of mind predicted 41.2% of the variance criterion altogether; among which, the shares of emotion regulation, attachment styles and theory of mind to the distribution of the traits of borderline personality disorder were 27.5%, 9.8%, and 3.9%, respectively.‎‎Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that emotion regulation, attachment styles, and theory of mind are important variables in predicting the traits of borderline personality disorder and that these variables can be well applied for both the treatment and identification of this disorder.
authors.affiliation: PhD Student in Clinical Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghiasi
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Roozbeh Hospital,Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abolalfazl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: MA in Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Pouria
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zarrinfar
keywords: Attachment Styles; Borderline Personality Disorder; Emotion Regulation; Theory of Mind