How borderline personality characteristics affect adolescents’ life satisfaction: The role of rejection sensitivity and social relations

Nagila Koster; Donna A. de Maat; Marry Schreur; Marcel A.G. van Aken

doi:10.1080/17405629.2017.1321983

How borderline personality characteristics affect adolescents’ life satisfaction: The role of rejection sensitivity and social relations

Nagila Koster^*, Donna A. de Maat, Marry Schreur, Marcel A.G. van Aken

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Utrecht University

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	594-607
Journal	European Journal of Developmental Psychology
Volume	15
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2017.1321983
Publication status	Published - 2018

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adolescence
Borderline personality characteristics
life-satisfaction
rejection sensitivity
social relations

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