Perceptions of contradictory communication from parental figures by adults with borderline personality disorder: a preliminary study

Allen, David M.; Abramson, Hillel; Whitson, Stephanie M.; Al-Taher, Mohammed; Morgan, Stacy A.; Veneracion-Yumul, Anna; Kondam, Shobha; Goswami, Yogesh; Mason, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2005.01.003

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“…Similarly, building on the propositions of Walsh and Melges and Swartz , Allen and Farmer proposed that ‘parental behavior that alternates between the polarities of overinvolvement and underinvolvement may serve as a direct trigger to self‐destructive behavior in patients with BPD’ (p.46). While Allen and Farmer's model was explicitly tested in only one study , results from many other studies reviewed in this article, such as Bezirganian, Cohen and Gunderson and Lyoo , are in line with this general idea of parental contradictory behaviours associated with BPD.…”

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“…In short, compared to normal and psychiatric controls, BPD participants reported significantly more conflicting responses and significantly less appropriate responses from their first parental figure . The four other studies compared BPD participants' scores of caretaker inconsistency to those of participants with OPD.…”

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“…Perceived parental inconsistency in BPD participants was evaluated and compared to other clinical groups in five studies 14,[50][51][52][53] . Predominantly female samples were used in all of those studies.…”

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Parent-child relationship associated with the development of borderline personality disorder: A systematic review

Boucher

Pugliese

Allard-Chapais

et al. 2017

Personality and Mental Health

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The parent-child relationship (PCR) is considered as a central factor in most contemporary theories on the aetiology of borderline personality disorder (BPD). This systematic review aimed to answer the three following questions: (1) How is the PCR described by BPD participants and their parents in comparison to other normative and clinical groups? (2) Which aspects of the PCR are specifically associated with a BPD diagnosis in adulthood? (3) How can the facets of the PCR identified in the reviewed studies shed light on the general aetiological models of BPD? Forty studies were retained and divided into three categories: perspective of BPD probands, perspective of their parents and perspective of family. Borderline personality disorder participants consistently reported a much more dysfunctional PCR compared to normal controls. Comparisons with participants presenting DSM-IV Axis-I and Axis-II disorders were a lot less consistent. BPD probands rated more negatively the PCR compared to their parents. Low parental care and high parental overprotection may represent a general risk factor for psychopathology, different from normal controls but common to BPD and other mental disorders. An interesting candidate for a specific PCR risk factor for BPD appears to be parental inconsistency, but further studies are necessary to confirm its specificity. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Parent-child relationship associated with the development of borderline personality disorder: A systematic review

Boucher

Pugliese

Allard-Chapais

et al. 2017

Personality and Mental Health

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“…Compared to both clinical and non-clinical controls, there is a higher incidence of reported childhood psychological abuse, physical abuse, and neglect among BPD patients [ 7 – 9 ]. Besides severe forms of invalidation such as childhood maltreatment, studies also suggest that parental contradictory communication patterns [ 10 ], absence of maternal protection [ 11 ], and parental overprotection without affection [ 12 ] as perceived by individuals with BPD were associated with the development of BPD pathology. Most of the existing studies were conducted in North American or European settings, which limit the generalizability of their findings to other cultural contexts, such as Asia.…”

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Association among self-compassion, childhood invalidation, and borderline personality disorder symptomatology in a Singaporean sample

Keng

Wong

2017

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BackgroundLinehan’s biosocial theory posits that parental invalidation during childhood plays a role in the development of borderline personality disorder symptoms later in life. However, little research has examined components of the biosocial model in an Asian context, and variables that may influence the relationship between childhood invalidation and borderline symptoms. Self-compassion is increasingly regarded as an adaptive way to regulate one’s emotions and to relate to oneself, and may serve to moderate the association between invalidation and borderline symptoms. The present study investigated the association among childhood invalidation, self-compassion, and borderline personality disorder symptoms in a sample of Singaporean undergraduate students.MethodsTwo hundred and ninety undergraduate students from a large Singaporean university were recruited and completed measures assessing childhood invalidation, self-compassion, and borderline personality disorder symptoms.ResultsAnalyses using multiple regression indicated that both childhood invalidation and self-compassion significantly predicted borderline personality disorder symptomatology. Results from moderation analyses indicated that relationship between childhood invalidation and borderline personality disorder symptomatology did not vary as a function of self-compassion.ConclusionThis study provides evidence in support of aspects of the biosocial model in an Asian context, and demonstrates a strong association between self-compassion and borderline personality disorder symptoms, independent of one’s history of parental invalidation during childhood.

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“…Findings from cross-sectional studies reported low empathy and conflicting family relationships (Allen et al, 2005;Gunderson & Lyoo, 1997), contradictory family communication patterns (Guttman & Laporte, 2000), and lack of perceived protection by mothers (Lyons-Ruth, Choi-Kain, Pechtel, Bertha, & Gunderson, 2011) in families of adults with BPD when compared to both normative and clinical controls.…”

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The Specific Role of Childhood Abuse, Parental Bonding, and Family Functioning in Female Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder

Infurna¹,

Brunner²,

Holz³

et al. 2016

Journal of Personality Disorders

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Perceptions of contradictory communication from parental figures by adults with borderline personality disorder: a preliminary study

Cited by 10 publications

References 16 publications

Parent-child relationship associated with the development of borderline personality disorder: A systematic review

Parent-child relationship associated with the development of borderline personality disorder: A systematic review

Association among self-compassion, childhood invalidation, and borderline personality disorder symptomatology in a Singaporean sample

The Specific Role of Childhood Abuse, Parental Bonding, and Family Functioning in Female Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder

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