Description
AbstractObjectives: Adolescents with characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are at greater risk of antisocial behaviors (i.e., problem behavior, problems with alcohol, and problems with drugs). Of all personality characteristics, particularly impulsivity seems to be related to both BPD and antisocial behaviors, and could therefore be key in clarifying the relationship between the two. However, impulsivity consists of several facets which – in the literature – often all refer to the umbrella-term ‘impulsivity’. In our study, we will investigate these facets of impulsivity together in one model, in order to examine which facets are (most) important in the constructs BPD and antisocial behaviors, and in the relationship between the two.
Method: The sample consists of ±340 youths between 12 and 26 years old who were referred to specialized mental health care services for assessment and treatment of psychiatric problems. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) will reveal which facets of impulsivity are (most) related to BPD, problem behavior, problems with alcohol, and problems with drugs, respectively. Furthermore, Full SEM analyses will be carried out to investigate which facets can explain shared variance between BPD and antisocial behaviors. In a subsample, we test a longitudinal mediation model to investigate whether these facets of impulsivity also act as a mediator over time between BPD and antisocial behaviors.
Results: We are currently running analyses.
Conclusions: This study provides new insights in how BPD is related to antisocial behaviors. By disentangling the complex construct of impulsivity, we can investigate how different facets of impulsivity can explain the relationship between BPD and antisocial behaviors. This offers specific implications for the mental health care of youths with characteristics of BPD, and how antisocial behaviors can be prevented in this population.
| Period | 12 Oct 2021 |
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| Event title | International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders |
| Event type | Conference |
| Conference number | 17 |
| Degree of Recognition | International |