Title Criteria A and B of the alternative DSM-5 model for personality disorders (AMPD) capture borderline personality features among adolescents /
Authors Barkauskienė, Rasa ; Gaudiešiūtė, Elena ; Adler, Asta ; Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė, Lina ; Laurinavičius, Alfredas ; Skabeikytė-Norkienė, Gabrielė
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.828301
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Is Part of Frontiers in psychiatry.. Lausanne : Frontiers Media S.A.. 2022, vol. 13, art. no. 828301, p. [1-9].. eISSN 1664-0640
Keywords [eng] level of personality functioning ; maladaptive personality traits ; Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) ; LoPF-Q 12–18 ; borderline personality features ; adolescence ; ICD-11
Abstract [eng] The recent development of a dimensional view toward personality disorder opens up the field of personality research based on the constructs of personality functioning (Criterion A) and maladaptive personality traits (Criterion B) as core components of personality pathology. However, little is known about the roles of these aspects in relation to borderline personality features during adolescence. The current study aimed at exploring the associations of Criterion A and B and their contribution in predicting borderline personality features in adolescence. A sample of 568 adolescents aged 11–17 (M = 14.38, SD = 1.57; 42.4% males) from different backgrounds (community-based, psychiatric inpatients, and youth forensic care) completed a set of questionnaires among which were measures of personality functioning, maladaptive personality traits, and borderline personality features. The findings reveal that Criterion A and B are strongly interrelated and both are significant in predicting borderline personality features in adolescents. Further, the results showed the incremental value of Criterion A beyond the level of underlying psychopathology and maladaptive personality traits suggesting the distinctive function of Criterion A to capture the features of borderline personality. These findings extend the knowledge about the dimensional aspects of personality pathology in adolescence. The implications in relation to the new personality disorder model in the ICD-11 are highlighted.
Published Lausanne : Frontiers Media S.A
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2022
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