Table 1.
Contingencies of Momentary BPD Symptoms on Triggers
| Avoid Aband. | Relation Intens. | Uncert. Self | Impuls Behav | Self Harm | Unstab. Mood | Feeling Empty | Intense Anger | Unreal Exp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rejected | .149**b (.190**) | .276**b (.210**) | .173**b (.200**) | .139**b (.170**) | .008 (.051**) | .394**b (.223**) | .248**b (.234**) | .242** (.254**) | .161**b (.194**) |
| Betrayed | .127** (.180**) | .318**b (.226**) | .192**b (.219**) | .155**b (.179**) | .010 (.044**) | .442**b (.251**) | .230** (.256**) | .354**b (.277**) | .204**b (.219**) |
| Abandoned | .210**b (.184**) | .300**b (.226**) | .216**a (.233**) | .134** (.187**) | .025*b (.085**) | .420** (.251**) | .301**b (.280**) | .220**b (.262**) | .235**b (.250**) |
| Offended | .065**b (.137**) | .265**b (.210**) | .141**b (.185**) | .119**b (.166**) | .014*b (.063**) | .353**b (.208**) | .163** (.216**) | .337**b (.244**) | .125**a (.148**) |
| Disappointed | .081**b (.117**) | .217**b (.181**) | .113**b (.161**) | .102**b (.147**) | .007 (.035**) | .302**b (.211**) | .160**b (.192**) | .240**b (.227**) | .099**b (.133**) |
| Threatened Self-Concept | .090**b (.139**) | .245**b (.194**) | .225**b (.212**) | .140**b (.193**) | .017b (.100**) | .361**b (.250**) | .242**b (.235**) | .283**b (.279**) | .145**b (.160**) |
| Boring Situation | .014 (.081**) | .040** (.135**) | .051**b (.128**) | .033** (.113**) | .005 (.036**) | .076**b (.188**) | .120**b (.211**) | .029* (.146**) | .035**b (.098**) |
| Alone | .050**a (.126**) | .043** (.157**) | .074**b (.162**) | .048**b (.121**) | .006 (.062**) | .100**a (.218**) | .163**b (.200**) | .041** (.175**) | .058**b (.132**) |
Note. Table entries are unstandardized coefficients from multilevel models predicting a BPD symptom from individual triggers. Numbers in parentheses are standard deviations of the contingency across individuals, representing the amount individuals have different contingencies from each other.
BPD = Borderline personality disorder; Avoid Aband = efforts to avoid abandonment; Rel Intens = relationship intensity; Uncertain Self = uncertain sense of self; Impulsive Beh = impulsive behavior; Unreal Exp = unreal experience.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01;
a
p < .05 when controlling for other triggers,
b
p < .01 when controlling for other triggers.