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Skye Napolitano, Ilya Yaroslavsky, Christopher M France1
1Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio.
Journal of Personality Disorders
|September 5, 2018
Summary
Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) tend to ruminate more, especially after interpersonal exclusion. This rumination, a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy, increases distress, highlighting the importance of social context in BPD.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is linked to maladaptive emotion regulation (ER).
- Rumination, a cognitive ER strategy, may explain emotion dysregulation in BPD.
- The role of interpersonal context in BPD-related rumination is unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if interpersonal exclusion increases spontaneous rumination in individuals with BPD features.
- To determine if spontaneous rumination mediates the relationship between BPD features and distress reactivity.
Main Methods:
- Examined spontaneous rumination following interpersonal exclusion versus impersonal mood induction.
- Assessed BPD features, spontaneous rumination, and distress reactivity.
Main Results:
- Elevated BPD features predicted increased spontaneous rumination and distress after interpersonal exclusion.
- Spontaneous rumination following interpersonal exclusion mediated the link between BPD features and distress.
Conclusions:
- Interpersonal exclusion exacerbates spontaneous rumination in individuals with BPD features.
- Context-dependent emotion regulation, specifically rumination after social exclusion, is crucial for understanding distress in BPD.
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