Interpersonal Competence and Daily Stress Generation in Individuals with Avoidant Personality Disorder Symptoms

Cummings, Jorden A.; Hayes, Adele M.; Cohen, Lawrence H.; Laurenceau, Jean-Philippe; Saint, D. Sebastian; Gricol, Kelley

doi:10.1521/jscp.2013.32.2.135

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“…Each participant completed, on average, 11.5 entries ( SD = 1.9). However, of the expected 14 entries, 18.1% were missing, which, though notable, is consistent with other studies using similar procedures in undergraduate populations (e.g., Cummings et al., ). Of note, missing data were analyzed and there were no systematic differences between complete and incomplete entries.…”

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Characterizing Positive and Negative Emotional Experiences in Young Adults With Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms

Chu¹,

Victor

Klonsky

2016

J. Clin. Psychol.

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Objectives Some researchers suggest that Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized by elevated negative emotion; others argue that BPD involves both reduced positive and increased negative emotion. This study characterizes the emotional experiences of individuals with BPD symptoms in a combined university and community sample. Methods Participants (N=150) were completed a clinical interview assessing BPD symptoms and self-report measures of positive and negative emotion. A subset (n=106) completed a measure of emotion daily for two weeks. Pearson's correlations and multilevel modeling were used to examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between BPD symptoms and emotions. Results BPD symptoms were robustly related to increased negative emotion; this relationship remained after accounting for positive emotion. BPD symptoms were weakly related to decreased positive emotion; this relationship was no longer significant after accounting for negative emotion. BPD symptoms predicted higher levels of negative and not positive emotion over 14 days. These patterns held for subscales assessing intensity, frequency, and duration of negative and positive emotions. Conclusions Findings suggest that individuals with BPD features are chiefly distinguished by elevated negative emotional experience.

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Characterizing Positive and Negative Emotional Experiences in Young Adults With Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms

Chu¹,

Victor

Klonsky

2016

J. Clin. Psychol.

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“…As expected, the ICQ scales generally correlated positively with openness, extraversion, well-being, and empathy, and negatively with neuroticism and emotion dysregulation. This finding is well in line with previous studies indicating that interpersonal competence is central to human well-being and mental health, as it mediates the process of daily stress generation (Cummings et al, 2013) and associates with various personality disorder symptoms (Muralidharan et al, 2010). Our more detailed predictions specifically concerning Initiation, Negative Assertion, Disclosure, Emotional Support, and Conflict Management were confirmed too.…”

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“…Reply: We have followed this advice, and the current version states "This finding is well in line with previous studies indicating that interpersonal competence is central to human well-being and mental health, as it mediates the process of daily stress generation (Cummings et al, 2013) and associates with various personality disorder symptoms (Muralidharan et al, 2010)." (third paragraph of Discussion).…”

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“…It is important, for example, to romantic relationships (e.g., Frisbie, Fitzpatrick, Feng, & Crawford, 2000;Lamke, Sollie, Durbin & Fitzpatrick, 1994), professional success (e.g., Riggio & Taylor, 2000), parenting (e.g., BartleHaring & Sabatelli, 1997), popularity and coping in high school and youth (Buhrmester, Furman, Wittenberg, & Reis, 1988;Cairns, Cairns, & Neckerman, 1989), and self-esteem (Buhrmester et al, 1988). Crucially, impaired interpersonal competence associates with vulnerability to stress and negative life events (Cummings et al, 2013;Segrin, 2001), loneliness (DiTommaso, Brannen-McNulty, Ross, & Burgess, 2003), and, perhaps more importantly, psychopathology (Segrin, 1990(Segrin, , 1993Skodol et al, 2005). Indeed, it is fairly well known that poor interpersonal functioning is a key feature of virtually all personality disorders (Kim, Pilkonis, & Barkham, 1997;Muralidharan, Sheets, Madsen, Craighead, & Craighead, 2010;Skodol et al, 2005).…”

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Validity and Reliability of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire: Empirical Evidence from an Italian Study

Giromini

Campora

Brusadelli

et al. 2015

J Psychopathol Behav Assess

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Abstract:Interpersonal competence is crucial to human life, and poor social functioning is a typical feature of various psychopathological conditions. Given the relevance of the construct, increasing attention has recently been paid to the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ; Buhrmester et al., 1988), a 40-item self-report measuring five domains of interpersonal competence. To provide additional data on the cross-cultural adaptability of the ICQ, we developed an Italian version and investigated its psychometric properties with two independent student samples. Respondents were mostly women (about three quarters), ranging in age from 18 to 57. Study 1 (n = 408) tested factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity. Study 2 (n = 59) investigated test-retest reliability. Taken together, the results of both these studies provided support for the cross-cultural applicability of the ICQ, and revealed interesting associations between interpersonal competence and constructs such as well-being, emotion dysregulation and empathy. Powered by Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager® from Aries Systems CorporationDear Dr. Iselin, Thank you or the opportunity to revise and resubmit our manuscript "Validity and Reliability of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire: Empirical Evidence from an Italian Study" which had been JOBA-D-15-00032. We appreciate the input provided by you and the four reviewers and believe it has substantially enhanced the contribution our manuscript can make to the literature. Below we have copied your decision letter followed by the reviews and to each point made we provide a description of how we addressed the issue or a rationale for why we did not in the rare instance when that was applicable. Our comments to you and the reviewers are designated with "Reply:" at the start of the paragraph.Thank you and best wishes on behalf of all co-authors, (First Author)Dear Dr. XXXX:Thank you for your recent submission of the above referenced manuscript to the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. The review process on your manuscript is now complete. I was fortunate to receive the input of four reviewers who have expertise in this area of research, and I have reviewed the manuscript in detail.There are a number of strengths in your manuscript. It is well-written and contributes to our knowledge on interpersonal competence, which is of interest to our readership. We also had concerns about your manuscript which are outlined below. As you know, acceptance of a manuscript for publication in the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment requires a favorable evaluation from all reviewers. Based upon the reviews, I regret that I cannot currently accept the manuscript for publication. I would, however, like to invite you to submit a revision that addresses our concerns. In that revision, please pay special attention to the following:• Address questions about whether the ICQ is measuring a general interpersonal construct rather than specific interpersonal skills.Re...

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“…Individuals with avoidant PD, which is often associated with interpersonal dysfunction, often report having difficulties with being assertive and are socially inhibited (Cummings et al, 2013). Avoidant PD has a high symptom similarity with generalized social anxiety disorder and on a continuum may represent a more severe form of social anxiety disorder (Marques et al, 2012).…”

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Personality Disorders in Female and Male College Students With Internet Addiction

Lane³

2016

Journal of Nervous &Amp; Mental Disease

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A high rate of personality disorders (PDs) was found in individuals with Internet addiction (IA) in previous studies using clinical and limited sample sizes. The present study further made comparisons between sex and incorporated a control group to compare the frequencies of PD between individuals with IA and those without IA. Five hundred fifty-six college students (341 females) completed self-report surveys and were later given diagnostic interviews to assess for a PD diagnosis. Males with IA showed a higher frequency of narcissistic PD, whereas females with IA showed a higher frequency of borderline, narcissistic, avoidant, or dependent PD when compared with those without IA. The high rate of PD among Internet addicts may be associated with the core features of specific PD psychopathology. Sex differences in the PD frequencies among IA individuals provide indications for understanding the psychopathological characteristics of PDs in Internet addicts.

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Interpersonal Competence and Daily Stress Generation in Individuals with Avoidant Personality Disorder Symptoms

Cited by 12 publications

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Characterizing Positive and Negative Emotional Experiences in Young Adults With Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms

Characterizing Positive and Negative Emotional Experiences in Young Adults With Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms

Validity and Reliability of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire: Empirical Evidence from an Italian Study

Personality Disorders in Female and Male College Students With Internet Addiction

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