Rejection Sensitivity, Self-Compassion, and Aggressive Behavior: The Role of Borderline Features as a Mediator
This study used mediation analyses to examine the assumption that the presence of borderline personality features mediates the relationship between rejection sensitivity (RS), self-compassion, and aggressive behavior. Sixty adults consisting of 31 participants diagnosed with borderline personality d...
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| description | This study used mediation analyses to examine the assumption that the presence of borderline personality features mediates the relationship between rejection sensitivity (RS), self-compassion, and aggressive behavior. Sixty adults consisting of 31 participants diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and 29 participants with no diagnosis of borderline personality disorder were assessed for RS, self-compassion, aggressive behavior, and borderline personality features. Mediation was found for the total aggression score, anger score, and hostility score regarding both self-compassion and RS. Mediation was also found regarding RS and verbal and physical aggression, and regarding self-compassion and verbal and physical aggression. These findings provide evidence that the presence of borderline personality features is an important factor in explaining the associations linking RS and self-compassion to aggressive behavior. High RS and low self-compassion are associated with greater borderline personality features, which in turn relate to increased aggressive behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9b1e299dac0447ea3de329c5581afee2022-12-22T03:44:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-01-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.00044464745Rejection Sensitivity, Self-Compassion, and Aggressive Behavior: The Role of Borderline Features as a MediatorEliane Sommerfeld0Mally Shechory Bitton1Department of Psychology, Ariel University, Ariel, IsraelDepartment of Criminology, Ariel University, Ariel, IsraelThis study used mediation analyses to examine the assumption that the presence of borderline personality features mediates the relationship between rejection sensitivity (RS), self-compassion, and aggressive behavior. Sixty adults consisting of 31 participants diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and 29 participants with no diagnosis of borderline personality disorder were assessed for RS, self-compassion, aggressive behavior, and borderline personality features. Mediation was found for the total aggression score, anger score, and hostility score regarding both self-compassion and RS. Mediation was also found regarding RS and verbal and physical aggression, and regarding self-compassion and verbal and physical aggression. These findings provide evidence that the presence of borderline personality features is an important factor in explaining the associations linking RS and self-compassion to aggressive behavior. High RS and low self-compassion are associated with greater borderline personality features, which in turn relate to increased aggressive behavior.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00044/fullborderlinerejection-sensitivityself-compassionaggressive behaviorpersonality and behavior |
| spellingShingle | Eliane Sommerfeld Mally Shechory Bitton Rejection Sensitivity, Self-Compassion, and Aggressive Behavior: The Role of Borderline Features as a Mediator Frontiers in Psychology borderline rejection-sensitivity self-compassion aggressive behavior personality and behavior |
| title | Rejection Sensitivity, Self-Compassion, and Aggressive Behavior: The Role of Borderline Features as a Mediator |
| title_full | Rejection Sensitivity, Self-Compassion, and Aggressive Behavior: The Role of Borderline Features as a Mediator |
| title_fullStr | Rejection Sensitivity, Self-Compassion, and Aggressive Behavior: The Role of Borderline Features as a Mediator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rejection Sensitivity, Self-Compassion, and Aggressive Behavior: The Role of Borderline Features as a Mediator |
| title_short | Rejection Sensitivity, Self-Compassion, and Aggressive Behavior: The Role of Borderline Features as a Mediator |
| title_sort | rejection sensitivity self compassion and aggressive behavior the role of borderline features as a mediator |
| topic | borderline rejection-sensitivity self-compassion aggressive behavior personality and behavior |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00044/full |
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