TY - JOUR
T1 - How borderline personality characteristics affect adolescents’ life satisfaction
T2 - The role of rejection sensitivity and social relations
AU - Koster, Nagila
AU - de Maat, Donna A.
AU - Schreur, Marry
AU - van Aken, Marcel A.G.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The present study investigated the association between Borderline Personality characteristics (BP characteristics) and life satisfaction in a sample of 111 girls and 144 boys between the ages of 15 and 19 years. Mediation and moderation effects of rejection sensitivity and adolescents’ social relations with their parents and friends on this association were analyzed. Analyses revealed that more BP characteristics in both boys and girls, and more conflict with parents for girls predicted lower satisfaction with life. Furthermore, conflict with parents mediated and rejection sensitivity moderated the association between BP characteristics and life satisfaction, but again only for girls. Implications of these findings suggest the importance of family conflict management and a gender-specific approach in adolescents with BP characteristics.
AB - The present study investigated the association between Borderline Personality characteristics (BP characteristics) and life satisfaction in a sample of 111 girls and 144 boys between the ages of 15 and 19 years. Mediation and moderation effects of rejection sensitivity and adolescents’ social relations with their parents and friends on this association were analyzed. Analyses revealed that more BP characteristics in both boys and girls, and more conflict with parents for girls predicted lower satisfaction with life. Furthermore, conflict with parents mediated and rejection sensitivity moderated the association between BP characteristics and life satisfaction, but again only for girls. Implications of these findings suggest the importance of family conflict management and a gender-specific approach in adolescents with BP characteristics.
KW - adolescence
KW - Borderline personality characteristics
KW - life-satisfaction
KW - rejection sensitivity
KW - social relations
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85019005909&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17405629.2017.1321983
DO - 10.1080/17405629.2017.1321983
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85019005909
SN - 1740-5629
VL - 15
SP - 594
EP - 607
JO - European Journal of Developmental Psychology
JF - European Journal of Developmental Psychology
IS - 5
ER -