Table 4.

Bivariate correlations between BPD features and characteristics of thoughts in the On Your Mind writing sample (N = 117).

	Borderline features
Thought characteristic	Affective Instability	Identity Problems	Negative Relationships	Self-Destructive Behavior
Coder-rated
Negative valence (vs Positive)	.36* (.20 – .52)	.39* (.23 – .55)	.24* (.06 – .40)	.18 (−.01 – .35)
Other-focus (vs Self)	.17 (−.01 – .38)	.10 (−.08 – .28)	.24* (.01 – .46)	.16 (−.04 – .34)
Searching purpose (vs Solving)	.08 (−.09 – .24)	.14 (−.06 – .32)	.13 (−.03 – .31)	.09 (−.10 – .29)
Self-rated
Difficult to control	.30* (.14 – .46)	.36* (.20 – .52)	.14 (−.08 – .31)	.11 (−.08 – .28)
Negative	.20* (.02 – .36)	.28* (.09 – .43)	.11 (−.09 – .30)	.11 (−.09 – .30)
Unhelpful	.25* (.05 – .43)	.20* (.01 – .39)	.12 (−.06 – .31)	.03 (−.15 – .21)
Disrupt concentration	−.04 (−.26 – .18)	−.04 (−.27 – .19)	−.03 (−.26 – .18)	.08 (−.15 – .30)
Prolonged	.19 (.00 – .35)	.26* (.05 – .43)	.18 (−.01 – .36)	.05 (−.16 – .22)
Frequent	.12 (−.06 – .30)	.12 (−.07 – .30)	.12 (−.08 – .32)	.12 (−.07 – .29)
About someone else	.12 (−.06 – .31)	.12 (−.09 – .32)	.18 (−.05 – .38)	.08 (−.11 – .25)
Little shift in perspective	.00 (−.23 – .23)	.07 (−.16 – .31)	.00 (−.21 – .21)	.21 (−.01 – .40)
Unresolved	.44* (.31 – .57)	.35* (.19 – .49)	.27* (.09 – .43)	.15 (−.05 – .34)
Uncertain	.21* (.01 – .40)	.21* (.04 – .40)	.05 (−.14 – .26)	.07 (−.12 – .26)
About something important	.13 (−.06 – .32)	.15 (.00 – .31)	.16 (−.03 – .33)	−.04 (−.24 – .16)
Fear	.27* (.08 – .45)	.36* (.18 – .54)	.15 (−.05 – .34)	.07 (−.13 – .29)
Hostility	.29* (.10 – .47)	.32* (.15 – .50)	.26* (.07 – .43)	.29* (.11 – .46)
Self-Conscious	.26* (.08 – .45)	.35* (.18 – .51)	.26* (.08 – .44)	.35* (.19 – .51)
Sadness	.30* (.09 – .48)	.53* (.33 – .67)	.37* (.15 – .55)	.13 (−.09 – .33)
Positive Affect	−.08 (−.28 – .13)	−.19* (−.35 – −.02)	−.09 (−.27 – .08)	−.06 (−.24 – .14)

Note:

^*= 95% CI does not include 0; CIs from bootstrapping presented in parentheses.