Borderline personality disorder traits and mentalising ability: The self-other social cognition paradox
ObjectiveBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric condition characterised by a pervasive pattern of impulsivity, low self-image, and interpersonal conflicts. Previous findings indicate a mixed relationship between BPD and social cognition; little research as investigated whether BPD tr...
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| author | Molly Kelly Grealy Emmet Godfrey Finn Brady Erin Whyte O’Sullivan Grace A. Carroll Tom Burke Tom Burke |
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| description | ObjectiveBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric condition characterised by a pervasive pattern of impulsivity, low self-image, and interpersonal conflicts. Previous findings indicate a mixed relationship between BPD and social cognition; little research as investigated whether BPD traits influence performance on specific elements of social cognitive tasks, i.e., positive/negative valence.MethodCommunity-based typical controls (n = 151; 51% female) were recruited through an online survey. Participants completed aspects of the Personality Assessment Inventory pertaining to BPD traits, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and measures of both emotion recognition and mentalising.ResultsFollowing group stratification into high/low BPD traits, participants with high BPD traits were observed to perform significantly better when identifying negative valence stimuli. Furthermore, high levels of affect instability was found to significantly influence negative valence recognition.ConclusionThis research highlights previous research which shows a paradox between higher performance on measures of social cognition, with a group of individuals who report significant interpersonal and relational difficulties. This research supports the assessment of social cognitive processes for people with BPD and/or high BPD traits to support clinical formulation of strengths and difficulties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3b4fbc95cd041b4bdd1422ac50ff96e2022-12-22T03:25:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-10-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.10233481023348Borderline personality disorder traits and mentalising ability: The self-other social cognition paradoxMolly Kelly Grealy0Emmet Godfrey1Finn Brady2Erin Whyte O’Sullivan3Grace A. Carroll4Tom Burke5Tom Burke6School of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandSchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandSchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandSchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandSchool of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United KingdomSchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandGalway Neuroscience Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandObjectiveBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric condition characterised by a pervasive pattern of impulsivity, low self-image, and interpersonal conflicts. Previous findings indicate a mixed relationship between BPD and social cognition; little research as investigated whether BPD traits influence performance on specific elements of social cognitive tasks, i.e., positive/negative valence.MethodCommunity-based typical controls (n = 151; 51% female) were recruited through an online survey. Participants completed aspects of the Personality Assessment Inventory pertaining to BPD traits, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and measures of both emotion recognition and mentalising.ResultsFollowing group stratification into high/low BPD traits, participants with high BPD traits were observed to perform significantly better when identifying negative valence stimuli. Furthermore, high levels of affect instability was found to significantly influence negative valence recognition.ConclusionThis research highlights previous research which shows a paradox between higher performance on measures of social cognition, with a group of individuals who report significant interpersonal and relational difficulties. This research supports the assessment of social cognitive processes for people with BPD and/or high BPD traits to support clinical formulation of strengths and difficulties.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1023348/fullborderline personality disorder traitssocial cognitionmentalisingemotion recognitionempathy |
| spellingShingle | Molly Kelly Grealy Emmet Godfrey Finn Brady Erin Whyte O’Sullivan Grace A. Carroll Tom Burke Tom Burke Borderline personality disorder traits and mentalising ability: The self-other social cognition paradox Frontiers in Psychiatry borderline personality disorder traits social cognition mentalising emotion recognition empathy |
| title | Borderline personality disorder traits and mentalising ability: The self-other social cognition paradox |
| title_full | Borderline personality disorder traits and mentalising ability: The self-other social cognition paradox |
| title_fullStr | Borderline personality disorder traits and mentalising ability: The self-other social cognition paradox |
| title_full_unstemmed | Borderline personality disorder traits and mentalising ability: The self-other social cognition paradox |
| title_short | Borderline personality disorder traits and mentalising ability: The self-other social cognition paradox |
| title_sort | borderline personality disorder traits and mentalising ability the self other social cognition paradox |
| topic | borderline personality disorder traits social cognition mentalising emotion recognition empathy |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1023348/full |
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