Prediction of Self-Injury Behavior in Men with Borderline Personality Disorder Based on Their Symptoms of Borderline Personality and Alexithymia | Zendy

Azizollah Mojahed | Zendy; Moslem Rajabi | Zendy; Sajad Khanjani | Zendy; Sajjad Basharpoor | Zendy

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Prediction of Self-Injury Behavior in Men with Borderline Personality Disorder Based on Their Symptoms of Borderline Personality and Alexithymia

Author(s) -

Azizollah Mojahed,

Moslem Rajabi,

Sajad Khanjani,

Sajjad Basharpoor

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal high risk behaviors and addiction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2251-8711

DOI - 10.5812/ijhrba.67693

Subject(s) - alexithymia , borderline personality disorder , psychology , clinical psychology , personality , impulsivity , emotional dysregulation , population , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , environmental health

Background: Investigating and understanding psychological factors related to self-injury behaviors in people with borderline personality disorder can be an important step towards identifying the causes and preventing it. Thus, the current study was conducted in order to determine the role of symptoms of borderline personality and alexithymia in predicting self-injury behaviors in people with borderline personality disorder. Methods: This study was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the study includes all men with borderline personality disorder, referring to the psychiatric section of Imam Sajjad (AS) hospital of Tehran in 2014. A total of 94 people were selected by non-probable sampling and were asked to complete Deliberate Self-Harm, Symptoms of Borderline Personality, and Alexithymia questionnaires. Data was analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis by the SPSS-18

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