Data_Sheet_1_The Parenting Experience of Those With Borderline Personality Disorder Traits: Practitioner and Parent Perspectives.docx

BackgroundBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is associated with challenges around emotional intensity and interpersonal difficulties. The children of parents with BPD are at risk of poorer outcomes in terms of their own mental health, educational outcomes and wellbeing. The challenges of being a parent can also exacerbate the symptoms of those with BPD traits. There is a pressing need to understand the experience of these parents and to determine what support would be appropriate and useful.
AimTo explore and compare the experiences and support needs of parents with BPD traits with the experiences and understanding of practitioners who work with them.
MethodsInterviews with 12 parents with BPD traits and 21 practitioners with experience of working with individuals with BPD. The two strands of interviews were analyzed independently using a thematic framework approach, after which the superordinate and subordinate themes were subject to comparison.
ResultsParents with BPD traits represent themselves as experiencing considerable challenges in their role as a parent. These included the impact of emotional intensity, social isolation and lack of a positive parenting models to draw upon. Practitioners demonstrated a strong degree of shared understanding into these difficulties. Both groups highlighted a lack of appropriate support for these parents.
ConclusionThis research highlights the clinical need for parenting-focused support for individuals with BPD traits. Preliminary suggestions for format and content are given.

背景：边缘型人格障碍（Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD）患者常伴随情绪感知强度异常与人际互动困难。父母罹患边缘型人格障碍的儿童，其自身心理健康水平、学业表现与主观幸福感更易出现不良结局。而为人父母的养育压力亦可能加重具备边缘型人格障碍特质个体的症状表现。当前亟需厘清此类父母的真实处境，并明确适配且有效的支持方案。

研究目的：探索并对比具备边缘型人格障碍特质的父母的养育体验与支持需求，以及与之共事的从业者对该群体的认知与实践体验。

研究方法：对12名具备边缘型人格障碍特质的父母，以及21名曾接触边缘型人格障碍个体的从业者开展访谈。两组访谈数据分别采用主题框架法独立编码分析，随后对提取的上位主题与下位主题进行交叉对比。

研究结果：具备边缘型人格障碍特质的父母自述在养育角色中面临诸多严峻挑战，包括情绪强度带来的负面影响、社交隔离，以及缺乏可借鉴的积极养育模式。从业者群体对上述困境展现出高度的共识与理解。两组受访者均指出，当前针对此类父母的专属支持资源严重匮乏。

研究结论：本研究凸显了为具备边缘型人格障碍特质的个体提供针对性养育支持的临床必要性，并初步提出了支持方案的形式与内容方向。