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Mind the fathers: associations of parental childhood adversities with borderline personality disorder pathology in female adolescents

Previous research revealed significant relations between the experience of childhood adversity (CA) and the development of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in adulthood. However, it is still uncertain whether parental CA could have a transgenerational association with adolescent BPD. We investi...

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Main Authors: Reichl, Corinna (Author) , Brunner, Romuald (Author) , Fuchs, Anna (Author) , Holz, Birger (Author) , Parzer, Peter (Author) , Fischer-Waldschmidt, Gloria (Author) , Resch, Franz (Author) , Kaess, Michael (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 17 May 2017
In: Journal of personality disorders
Year: 2017, Volume: 31, Issue: 6, Pages: 827-843
ISSN:1943-2763
DOI:10.1521/pedi_2017_31_289
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2017_31_289
Verlag, Volltext: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/pedi_2017_31_289
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Author Notes:Corinna Reichl, Romuald Brunner, Anna Fuchs, Birger Holz, Peter Parzer, Gloria Fischer-Waldschmidt, Franz Resch, and Michael Kaess
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Summary:Previous research revealed significant relations between the experience of childhood adversity (CA) and the development of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in adulthood. However, it is still uncertain whether parental CA could have a transgenerational association with adolescent BPD. We investigated associations between parents' CA (antipathy, neglect, physical abuse) and BPD traits within a clinical adolescent sample and tested for mediating variables. The sample consists of 91 female inpatients, along with 84 mothers and 59 fathers. Adolescent BPD traits were assessed using the BPD module of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders (SCID-II). Adolescent and parental CA and parental subclinical BPD traits were measured using validated self-report questionnaires (CECA.Q; PSSI). The findings revealed significant associations between parental CA and adolescent BPD traits, which were partially mediated by parental subclinical BPD traits and by paternal but not maternal CA. The results underline that early intervention of BPD must target the family environment, including fathers.
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ISSN:1943-2763
DOI:10.1521/pedi_2017_31_289

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