In:
CNS Spectrums, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 8, No. 10 ( 2003-10), p. 763-770
Abstract:
This study examined the relationship of self-reported histories of childhood trauma to measures of affective instability in a sample of unmedicated outpatients with various personality disorders (n=174). Methods : Childhood trauma was measured by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Affective instability comprises at least two dimensions: affective lability, assessed using the Affective Lability Scale, and affective intensity, assessed using the Affective Intensity Measure. Results : A history of emotional abuse was the only trauma variable that significantly correlated with the affect measures in the total sample (r=.21–.30). More fine-grained analyses revealed that the relationship of emotional abuse and affective instability measures varied as a function of both gender and personality disorder type. In subjects with borderline personality disorder, the correlation for emotional abuse was greatly attenuated for both Affective Lability Scale (r=.10) and Affective Intensity Measure (r=.15) total scores . Conclusion : This suggests that nontrauma-related factors may be more predominant in affective dyscontrol in individuals with borderline personality disorder.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1092-8529
,
2165-6509
DOI:
10.1017/S1092852900019131
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
2003
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2149753-9
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