The pattern of self in women with borderline personality disorder in the context of their life narratives: A qualitative study
Introduction: Although self-disturbance is considered as an essential aspect of borderline personality disorder, there is little knowledge about its nature in affected individuals. Aim: The present study aimed to determine the patterns of self in women with borderline personality disorder. Method:...
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| author | Akram Ahangi Hosein Eskandari Ahmad Borjali Mohammad Asgari |
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| description | Introduction: Although self-disturbance is considered as an essential aspect of borderline personality disorder, there is little knowledge about its nature in affected individuals.
Aim: The present study aimed to determine the patterns of self in women with borderline personality disorder.
Method: This study was a basic research with a qualitative approach. The statistical population consisted of women with borderline personality disorder in Mashhad and psychologists and psychiatrists in Mashhad and Tehran, Iran, in 2021. Fifteen women with borderline personality disorder were selected by convenience sampling using Leichsenring's Borderline Questionnaire (1999) from Ibn Sina Hospital in Mashhad, and eight specialists were selected through purposive sampling. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and coded through thematic analysis.
Results: In the data analysis, five main themes, including self-knowledge, self-agency, loneliness, self and injury, and self and emotions, were identified. The self-knowledge theme has two sub-themes, namely, lack of self-awareness and instability. Self-agency included two external and internal themes. Loneliness was also divided into three themes of rejection, being misunderstood, and avoidance. Self and injury contained the themes of self pathology and self-harm, and finally, the main theme of self and emotions was divided into positive and negative emotions.
Conclusion: In women with borderline personality disorder, under the influence of adverse and harmful experiences from early relationships and due to the accumulation of unprocessed emotions that cause impulsive behaviors, the self is incoherent, unstable with low self-awareness, and weak agency in facing life difficulties. Therefore; the extracted themes can provide a more comprehensive understanding of these individuals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-482fcb37005b4148b310bc32e1fb75792023-04-14T08:35:49ZfasKurdistan University of Medical Sciensesروانشناسی و روانپزشکی شناخت2588-66572476-29622023-01-0196162910.32598/shenakht.9.6.16The pattern of self in women with borderline personality disorder in the context of their life narratives: A qualitative studyAkram Ahangi0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1109-712XHosein Eskandari1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9389-0257Ahmad Borjali2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6823-7600Mohammad Asgari3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-175XPhD Candidate in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author). E-mail: Aa.ahangi@gmail.comProfessor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, IranProfessor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, IranAssociate Professor, Department of Assessment & Measurement, Allameh Tabataba’I University, Tehran, IranIntroduction: Although self-disturbance is considered as an essential aspect of borderline personality disorder, there is little knowledge about its nature in affected individuals. Aim: The present study aimed to determine the patterns of self in women with borderline personality disorder. Method: This study was a basic research with a qualitative approach. The statistical population consisted of women with borderline personality disorder in Mashhad and psychologists and psychiatrists in Mashhad and Tehran, Iran, in 2021. Fifteen women with borderline personality disorder were selected by convenience sampling using Leichsenring's Borderline Questionnaire (1999) from Ibn Sina Hospital in Mashhad, and eight specialists were selected through purposive sampling. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and coded through thematic analysis. Results: In the data analysis, five main themes, including self-knowledge, self-agency, loneliness, self and injury, and self and emotions, were identified. The self-knowledge theme has two sub-themes, namely, lack of self-awareness and instability. Self-agency included two external and internal themes. Loneliness was also divided into three themes of rejection, being misunderstood, and avoidance. Self and injury contained the themes of self pathology and self-harm, and finally, the main theme of self and emotions was divided into positive and negative emotions. Conclusion: In women with borderline personality disorder, under the influence of adverse and harmful experiences from early relationships and due to the accumulation of unprocessed emotions that cause impulsive behaviors, the self is incoherent, unstable with low self-awareness, and weak agency in facing life difficulties. Therefore; the extracted themes can provide a more comprehensive understanding of these individuals.https://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-1479-en.pdfborderline personality disorderselfnarrativequalitative study |
| spellingShingle | Akram Ahangi Hosein Eskandari Ahmad Borjali Mohammad Asgari The pattern of self in women with borderline personality disorder in the context of their life narratives: A qualitative study روانشناسی و روانپزشکی شناخت borderline personality disorder self narrative qualitative study |
| title | The pattern of self in women with borderline personality disorder in the context of their life narratives: A qualitative study |
| title_full | The pattern of self in women with borderline personality disorder in the context of their life narratives: A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | The pattern of self in women with borderline personality disorder in the context of their life narratives: A qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The pattern of self in women with borderline personality disorder in the context of their life narratives: A qualitative study |
| title_short | The pattern of self in women with borderline personality disorder in the context of their life narratives: A qualitative study |
| title_sort | pattern of self in women with borderline personality disorder in the context of their life narratives a qualitative study |
| topic | borderline personality disorder self narrative qualitative study |
| url | https://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-1479-en.pdf |
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