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Moderator role of self-compassion in the relationship between borderline features and suicide ideation in adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

C. Pinto-Gouveia ,
D. Carreiras ,
A. Rocheteaux ,
A. Valente ,
P. Castilho  and
M. Cunha
C. Pinto-Gouveia*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
D. Carreiras
Affiliation:
Center For Research In Neuropsychology And Cognitive And Behavioral Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
A. Rocheteaux
Affiliation:
Clinical Psychology Department, Miguel Torga Institute of Higher Education, Coimbra, Portugal
A. Valente
Affiliation:
Clinical Psychology Department, Miguel Torga Institute of Higher Education, Coimbra, Portugal
P. Castilho
Affiliation:
Center For Research In Neuropsychology And Cognitive And Behavioral Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
M. Cunha
Affiliation:
Center For Research In Neuropsychology And Cognitive And Behavioral Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Clinical Psychology Department, Miguel Torga Institute of Higher Education, Coimbra, Portugal
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is an impairing disorder with distinct features such as instability in self-image, relationships and affect. Considering the developmental nature of BPD, borderline features are not rarely exhibited in adolescence. These features tend to be associated with depression and suicide ideation, as well as with a negative self-to-self relationship. Self-compassion has been consistently identified as a positive attitude with oneself when experiencing suffering.

Objectives

The aim of the current study was to explore the role of self-compassion in the relationship between borderline features and suicide ideation, when controlled depressive symptoms.

Methods

Sample was composed by 665 adolescents (58.5% females and 41.5% males), with a mean of 15.54 years of age (SD = 1.52), who completed self-report questionnaires. Data was analyzed using SPSS (version 23) and PROCESS Macro.

Results

showed that girls presented higher borderline features and suicide ideation and lower self-compassion compared to boys. The moderation model explained 66% of suicide ideation, with gender and depression as covariates. The interaction of borderline features and self-compassion had a unique and significant effect on suicide ideation, when controlled depression and gender. Adolescents with higher levels of borderline features and lower self-compassion presented significantly higher suicide ideation, compared to those with higher self-compassion.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that developing self-compassion in adolescents with evident borderline features might attenuate their tendency to think about committing suicide.

Keywords

Self-compassionSuicide ideationBorderline features
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S219 - S220
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