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Relationship between schizotypal and borderline traits in college students
Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero1, Serafín Lemos-Giráldez, Mercedes Paino
1Departamento de Ciencias de la Educacón, Universidad de La Rioja, C/ Luis de Ulloa, s/n, Edificio VIVES, C.P: 26002, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. eduardo.fonseca.pedrero@gmail.com
The Spanish Journal of Psychology
|March 3, 2012
Summary
Schizotypal and borderline personality traits show partial overlap in college students. These findings highlight shared features between these conditions in young adults.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Personality Psychology
Background:
- Schizotypal and borderline personality disorders share overlapping symptomatic features.
- Understanding the relationship between these traits at a subclinical level is crucial for early identification and intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between self-reported schizotypal and borderline personality traits.
- To examine the degree of overlap between these traits in a nonclinical sample of college students.
Main Methods:
- Administered the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief (SPQ-B) and Borderline Personality Questionnaire (BPQ).
- Utilized exploratory factor analysis and canonical correlation analysis on data from 759 college students.
Main Results:
- Schizotypal and borderline features were found to be partially related at a subclinical level.
- Exploratory factor analysis identified three factors: Identity/Interpersonal, Lack of Control, and Schizotypal.
- Canonical correlation analysis revealed that schizotypal features and borderline personality traits shared 34.8% of the variance.
Conclusions:
- There is a significant overlap between schizotypal and borderline personality traits in young, nonclinical adults.
- Further research is warranted to explore this relationship in broader community samples.
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