@article{ref1,
title="Comparing the contribution of affect, emotion regulation, and self-efficacy in emotional and behavioral outcomes of individuals with borderline personality disorder",
journal="Psicologia Conductual",
year="2020",
author="Crespo-Delgado, E. and Suso-Ribera, C. and Garcia-Palacios, A.",
volume="28",
number="2",
pages="193-208",
abstract="Positive and negative affect, emotion regulation and self-efficacy are important mechanisms in borderline personality disorder (BPD), but their contribution is still not clear. Our goal was to explore their role in relation to typical BPD outcomes: psychiatric hospitalizations, suicidal behaviors and depression. The sample comprised 88 women with BPD. The unique contribution of positive and negative affect, the regulation of emotions and self-efficacy in outcomes were analyzed. Positive (β=-.40, p<.001) and negative (β=.54, p<.001) affect contributed uniquely to depression. Emotion suppression was the only predictor of the number of hospitalizations (β=-.29, p<.05). Self-efficacy was uniquely related to suicide attempts (β=-.26, p<.05) when controlling the rest of the variables. Positive and negative affect, emotion regulation and self-efficacy are important psychological mechanisms uniquely associated with specific emotional and behavioral outcomes in BPD. These findings will help to design interventions in a more effective way and tailor treatments for individuals with this disorder. © 2020, Fundacion VECA. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1132-9483",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}