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ArticlePloS one2020

Fear of positive evaluation in borderline personality disorder.

Anna Weinbrecht, Stefan Roepke, Babette Renneberg

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anna WeinbrechtDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4160-667X
Stefan RoepkeDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
Babette RennebergDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Freie Universität Berlin · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBeing afraid of others' positive appraisal of oneself is called fear of positive evaluation. Fear of positive evaluation has been studied intensively in the context of social anxiety disorder (SAD). It is not known if individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) fear positive evaluation and which factors are associated with fear of positive evaluation in BPD.

methodsWe applied the fear of positive evaluation scale and further self-report measures (e.g., social phobia inventory, rejection sensitivity questionnaire) to 36 patients with BPD, 29 patients with SAD and 35 healthy controls (HC).

resultsA one-way ANOVA revealed that patients with BPD and patients with SAD reported significantly higher fear of positive evaluation than HC. Patients with BPD and SAD did not differ in their fear of positive evaluation. A hierarchical regression analysis revealed an association between rejection sensitivity and fear of positive evaluation in the BPD sample. However, this association disappeared when controlling for social anxiety.

conclusionOur results indicate that individuals with BPD fear positive evaluation as much as individuals with SAD do, which has implications for clinical practice. Our results further imply that social anxiety is decisive for high fear of positive evaluation in patients with SAD and patients with BPD.

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FearSocial PerceptionAdultAgedBorderline Personality DisorderCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRejection, PsychologySelf ReportSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID32817666
PMCPMC7444514
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