Citation

Maneta EK, Cohen S, Schulz MS, Waldinger RJ. J. Personal. Disord. 2013; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Guilford Publications)

DOI

10.1521/pedi_2013_27_082

PMID

23398098

Abstract

Although research has shown links between borderline personality and intimate partner violence (IPV), few studies have examined how each partner's personality traits may influence the other's behavior (Hines, 2008). This study incorporated dimensional assessments of borderline personality organization (BPO) in both partners into a dyadic model that examined associations with IPV. In a community sample of 109 couples, an Actor-Partner Interdependence Model was used to examine links between BPO traits in each partner and victimization and perpetration of IPV. Men's level of BPO traits was associated with more IPV toward and more victimization by their partners. Women's level of BPO traits was associated with their victimization only. This study is unique in examining links between BPO and IPV in couples using analyses that account for the interdependence of these variables in dyads.

Language: en