An Investigation into the Roles of Theory of Mind, Emotion Regulation, and Attachment Styles in Predicting the Traits of Borderline Personality Disorder.

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Author	Ghiasi, Hamed Mohammadi, Abolalfazl Zarrinfar, Pouria
Abstract	Objective: Borderline personality disorder is one of the most complex and prevalent personality disorders. Many variables have so far been studied in relation to this disorder. This study aimed to investigate the role of emotion regulation, attachment styles, and theory of mind in predicting the traits of borderline personality disorder.Method: In this study, 85 patients with borderline personality disorder were selected using convenience sampling method. To measure the desired variables, the questionnaires of Gross emotion regulation, Collins and Read attachment styles, and Baron Cohen's Reading Mind from Eyes Test were applied. The data were analyzed using multivariate stepwise regression technique.Results: Emotion regulation, attachment styles, and theory of mind predicted 41.2% of the variance criterion altogether; among which, the shares of emotion regulation, attachment styles and theory of mind to the distribution of the traits of borderline personality disorder were 27.5%, 9.8%, and 3.9%, respectively.‎‎Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that emotion regulation, attachment styles, and theory of mind are important variables in predicting the traits of borderline personality disorder and that these variables can be well applied for both the treatment and identification of this disorder.
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ISSN	17354587
Journal	Iranian Journal of Psychiatry [Iran J Psychiatry]
Volume Number	11
PubMed Central reference number	PMC5206322
Issue Number	4
PubMed reference number	28050180
e-ISSN	20082215
Language	English
Publisher	Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Publisher Date	2016-10-01
Publisher Place	Tehran, Iran
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Subject Keyword	Attachment Styles Borderline Personality Disorder Emotion Regulation Theory of Mind
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Psychiatry and Mental Health