Journal article
Covariance and specificity in adolescent schizotypal and borderline trait expression.
- Badoud D Adolescence Clinical Psychology Research Unit, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Billieux J Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
- Eliez S Office Médico-Pédagogique Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Imhof A Office Médico-Pédagogique, Clinical Outpatient Service of Geneva State, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Heller P Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland.
- Eytan A Office Médico-Pédagogique, Clinical Outpatient Service of Geneva State, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Debbané M Adolescence Clinical Psychology Research Unit, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
- 2014-01-17
Published in:
- Early intervention in psychiatry. - 2015
assessment
co-morbidity
cognitive coping
encoding style
impulsivity
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Borderline Personality Disorder
Child
Emotions
Female
Humans
Impulsive Behavior
Internal-External Control
Linear Models
Male
Personality Inventory
Psychometrics
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Young Adult
English
AIMS
The first aim of the present study is to assess the overlap between borderline and schizotypal traits during adolescence. The second objective is to examine whether some psychological factors (i.e. cognitive coping mechanisms, impulsivity and encoding style) are differentially related to borderline and schizotypal traits and may therefore improve the efficiency of clinical assessments.
METHODS
One hundred nineteen community adolescents (57 male) aged from 12 to 19 years completed a set of questionnaires evaluating the expression of borderline and schizotypal traits as well as cognitive emotion regulation (CER), impulsivity and encoding style.
RESULTS
Our data first yielded a strong correlation between borderline and schizotypal scores (r = 0.70, P < 0.001). Secondly, linear regression models indicated that the 'catastrophizing' CER strategy and the 'lack of premeditation' impulsivity facet accounted for the level of borderline traits, whereas an internal encoding style predominantly explained schizotypal traits.
CONCLUSIONS
Our results support the abundant literature showing that borderline and schizotypal traits frequently co-occur. Moreover, we provide original data indicating that borderline and schizotypal traits during adolescence are linked to different specific psychological mechanisms. Thus, we underline the importance of considering these mechanisms in clinical assessments, in particular to help disentangle personality disorder traits in youths.
The first aim of the present study is to assess the overlap between borderline and schizotypal traits during adolescence. The second objective is to examine whether some psychological factors (i.e. cognitive coping mechanisms, impulsivity and encoding style) are differentially related to borderline and schizotypal traits and may therefore improve the efficiency of clinical assessments.
METHODS
One hundred nineteen community adolescents (57 male) aged from 12 to 19 years completed a set of questionnaires evaluating the expression of borderline and schizotypal traits as well as cognitive emotion regulation (CER), impulsivity and encoding style.
RESULTS
Our data first yielded a strong correlation between borderline and schizotypal scores (r = 0.70, P < 0.001). Secondly, linear regression models indicated that the 'catastrophizing' CER strategy and the 'lack of premeditation' impulsivity facet accounted for the level of borderline traits, whereas an internal encoding style predominantly explained schizotypal traits.
CONCLUSIONS
Our results support the abundant literature showing that borderline and schizotypal traits frequently co-occur. Moreover, we provide original data indicating that borderline and schizotypal traits during adolescence are linked to different specific psychological mechanisms. Thus, we underline the importance of considering these mechanisms in clinical assessments, in particular to help disentangle personality disorder traits in youths.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1111/eip.12120
- PMID 24428891
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.rero.ch/global/documents/253093
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