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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Borderline personality disorder traits and mentalising ability: The self-other social cognition paradox.

Molly Kelly Grealy, Emmet Godfrey, Finn Brady, Erin Whyte O'Sullivan, Grace A Carroll, Tom Burke

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Molly Kelly GrealySchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Emmet GodfreySchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Finn BradySchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Erin Whyte O'SullivanSchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Grace A CarrollSchool of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Tom BurkeSchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IEQueen's University Belfast · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric condition characterised by a pervasive pattern of impulsivity, low self-image, and interpersonal conflicts. Previous findings indicate a mixed relationship between BPD and social cognition; little research as investigated whether BPD traits influence performance on specific elements of social cognitive tasks, i.e., positive/negative valence. Method: Community-based typical controls ( Results: Following group stratification into high/low BPD traits, participants with high BPD traits were observed to perform significantly better when identifying negative valence stimuli. Furthermore, high levels of affect instability was found to significantly influence negative valence recognition. Conclusion: This research highlights previous research which shows a paradox between higher performance on measures of social cognition, with a group of individuals who report significant interpersonal and relational difficulties. This research supports the assessment of social cognitive processes for people with BPD and/or high BPD traits to support clinical formulation of strengths and difficulties.

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borderline personality disorder traitsemotion recognitionempathymentalisingsocial cognition

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PMID36339858
PMCPMC9631768
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