Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

DO BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER FEATURES PREDICT EMOTION REGULATION USE AND OUTCOMES IN DAILY LIFE? AN ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT STUDY.

Scamaldo, Kayla
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1559908088249609

Abstract Details

2019, Master of Arts in Psychology, Cleveland State University, College of Sciences and Health Professions.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is associated with emotion dysregulation, reflected by frequent use of maladaptive responses and infrequent use of adaptive responses. However, studies on emotion regulation (ER) use and BPD have primarily employed survey methodology and it’s unclear whether these responses are deployed in daily life. Further, it is unclear if there are differences in the effectiveness of various ER responses among individuals with elevated BPD symptoms. Therefore, this study examined whether BPD symptoms predict increased use of maladaptive strategies, including rumination, suppression, and substance use, and decreased use of adaptive strategies, distraction and problem solving, in daily life. Finally, we explored the effect that BPD symptoms have on ratings of perceived effectiveness of a given ER strategy. Participants were undergraduate students and community adults (N=145) who completed measures of BPD features, demographic information, and a 7-day Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) protocol that measured the frequency of ER strategies and the perceived effectiveness of those strategies during peak times of distress in daily life. Results indicate that elevated BPD symptoms predict increased use of rumination and substance use, decreased use of problem solving, and increased perceived effectiveness of rumination and problem solving.
Ilya Yaroslavsky, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Elizabeth Goncy, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Christopher France, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
68 p.
Psychology
Borderline personality disorder, emotion regulation, ecological momentary assessment

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Scamaldo, K. (2019). DO BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER FEATURES PREDICT EMOTION REGULATION USE AND OUTCOMES IN DAILY LIFE? AN ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT STUDY. [Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1559908088249609

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Scamaldo, Kayla. DO BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER FEATURES PREDICT EMOTION REGULATION USE AND OUTCOMES IN DAILY LIFE? AN ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT STUDY. . 2019. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1559908088249609.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Scamaldo, Kayla. "DO BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER FEATURES PREDICT EMOTION REGULATION USE AND OUTCOMES IN DAILY LIFE? AN ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT STUDY. ." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1559908088249609

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

csu1559908088249609
560
© 2019, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by Cleveland State University and OhioLINK.