Intimacy in close relationships and borderline personality features: the importance of traumatic childhood experiences, rejection sensitivity, and first-impression social judgments for attachment security
Intimacy, feeling close to others, and mutual trust and regard are important aspects of a secure attachment style that contributes to stable relationships. Difficulties experiencing intimacy have been linked to traumatic childhood experiences, such as abuse and neglect, rejection sensitivity (RS), a...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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23 May 2026
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Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation
Year: 2026, Volume: 13, Pages: 1-15 |
| ISSN: | 2051-6673 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40479-026-00350-6 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-026-00350-6 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40479-026-00350-6 
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| Author Notes: | Annegret Krause-Utz, Isabella Ivory, Başak Deren Delibaş, Irene Bijsterveld Muñoz and Stefanie Lis |
| Summary: | Intimacy, feeling close to others, and mutual trust and regard are important aspects of a secure attachment style that contributes to stable relationships. Difficulties experiencing intimacy have been linked to traumatic childhood experiences, such as abuse and neglect, rejection sensitivity (RS), and borderline personality disorder (BPD). In experimental studies, patients with BPD perceived unfamiliar faces as less trustworthy and detected less positive cues of happiness, social affirmation, and inclusion. However, it remains unclear whether social-cognitive judgments of unfamiliar faces predict attachment-related intimacy beyond BPD features, childhood trauma, and RS. |
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| Item Description: | Online veröffentlicht: 23. Mai 2026, Artikelversion: 17. Juli 2026 Gesehen am 31.07.2026 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2051-6673 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40479-026-00350-6 |