Open AccessPsychometric Properties of the French Version of the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Karin Ensink,
Michaël Bégin,
Judith Kotiuga,
Carla Sharp,
Liormandin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
adolescent psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2210-6774
pISSN - 2210-6766
DOI - 10.2174/2210676609666190820145256
Subject(s) - cbcl , psychology , borderline personality disorder , child behavior checklist , clinical psychology , personality , internal consistency , scale (ratio) , psychometrics , convergent validity , developmental psychology , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
Background: The Borderline Personality Feature Scale for Children (BPFS-C) iscurrently the only dimensional measure of child and adolescent borderline features and theEnglish version has been shown to have good psychometric properties. To extend the use ofthis measure with French speaking adolescents, it is essential to examine the reliability andvalidity of the French BPFS-C. Objective: The present study sought to assess the psychometric properties of the FrenchBPFS-C. Methods: A community sample of 394 adolescents and young adults completed the BorderlinePersonality Features Scale for Children (BPFS-C), as well as the Million AdolescentClinical Inventory (MACI) borderline tendency subscale, the Child Behavior Checklist-Youth Self-Report (CBCL-YSR) and the Beck Youth Inventories (BYI). Results: The findings show that both the long and short French BPFS-C have good internalconsistency and convergent validity. Affect regulation, identity, relationship difficulties andself-harm were found to be closely inter-connected rather than distinct factors. Conclusion: The findings indicate that both long and short versions of French BPFS-C havegood psychometric properties and provide preliminary evidence that the total scores are reliableand valid indicators of borderline personality features in adolescents and young adults.