Emotion dysregulation mediates the effect of borderline personality disorder on child psychopathology
Examining the distinct contributions of three common core characteristics of BPD, difficulties in emotion regulation appear to be the relevant pathway through which maternal BPD affects externalizing psychopathology in children. Specifically, children of mothers with BPD who exhibit externalizing psychopathology could benefit from additional parenting interventions focusing on improving maternal emotion regulation.
Authors
- Michael Kaess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0031-7764)
- Sibylle Winter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8549-6284)
- Sabine C. Herpertz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9676-1928)
- Anna Fuchs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9022-7414)
- Romuald Brunner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-0699)
- Dorothea Kluczniok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0637-7007)
- Stefan Roepke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-8684)
- Christine C. Heim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6580-6326)
- Katja Bödeker
- Nikola Schoofs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5470-3428)
- Felix Bermpohl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3260-6328)
- Judith von Schönfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8177-0899)
- Charlotte Jaite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3086-3897)
- Catherine Hindi Attar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5497-5753)
- Katja Dittrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6301-7035)
- Corinne Neukel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7613-342X)
- Daniel Führer
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- University of Regensburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychiatric Research
- Published
- 2025-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.04.005
- Primary Topic
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung