Interpersonal and emotional experiences of social interactions in borderline personality disorder.

GENERAL AIM: We examined interpersonal experiences of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) using a time-contingent diary procedure to collect information about social interactions for 7 days. METHOD: We examined the (1) quantity of social interactions and (2) interpersonal and emotional experiences during social interactions for patients with BPD (BPD; N = 42) compared with those with another personality disorder (OPD; N = 46) and those without significant personality pathology (NOPD; N = 23). RESULTS: Results suggested that BPD patients have fewer social contacts compared with those in the NOPD group. Additionally, the BPD patients characterized their social interactions as more disagreeable, ambivalent, angry, empty, and sad compared with the OPD and NOPD groups. BPD patients reported experiencing more anxiety and less positive affect compared with the NOPD but not the OPD group. CONCLUSION: These findings highlight aspects of day-to-day interpersonal functioning that are specific to BPD.

研究目标：本研究采用时间依随性日记法，开展为期7天的社交互动信息采集，以此考察边缘型人格障碍（borderline personality disorder, BPD）患者的人际体验。
研究方法：本研究对比了边缘型人格障碍（borderline personality disorder, BPD）组（N=42）、其他人格障碍（other personality disorder, OPD）组（N=46）以及无显著人格病理（non-significant personality pathology, NOPD）组（N=23）的两项核心评估指标：(1) 社交互动频次；(2) 社交互动过程中的人际与情绪体验。
研究结果：相较于无显著人格病理组，边缘型人格障碍患者的社交接触频次更低。此外，与其他人格障碍组及无显著人格病理组相比，边缘型人格障碍患者对自身社交互动的主观评价更为不愉快、矛盾、愤怒、空虚且悲伤。同时，边缘型人格障碍患者报告的焦虑水平更高、积极情绪体验更少，该差异仅相较于无显著人格病理组存在，与其他人格障碍组相比则无显著差异。
研究结论：本研究结果凸显了边缘型人格障碍患者特有的日常人际功能特征。