Table 2.
Comparison of parenting stress and mental health variables between parents with high and low BPD features (N = 284)
| Variables | M (SD) | F | p | ηp2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High BPD features (MSI-BPD) N = 69 |
Low BPD features (MSI-BPD) N = 215 |
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| PSI-4-SF Parenting stress | |||||
| Total Stress | 110.46 (2.98) | 87.94 (1.64) | 45.99 | <.001 | .14 |
| Distress | 42.86 (1.03) | 31.30 (.58) | 96.20 | <.001 | .25 |
| Difficult child | 35.77 (1.13) | 30.55 (.64) | 16.27 | <.001 | .06 |
| Difficult relationship | 31.84 (1.19) | 26.09 (.67) | 17.81 | <.001 | .06 |
| PSOC Parenting competence | |||||
| Satisfaction | 28.62 (.70) | 34.18 (.40) | 47.88 | <.001 | .15 |
| Efficacy | 28.39 (.79) | 35.60 (.45) | 63.39 | <.001 | .18 |
| PID-5-BF Personality disorder | |||||
| Severity | 33.28 (1.05) | 15.81 (.60) | 208.78 | <.001 | .43 |
| Negative affect | 10.03 (.37) | 5.48 (.21) | 112.96 | <.001 | .29 |
| Detachment | 7.57 (.32) | 3.47 (.18) | 122.69 | <.001 | .30 |
| Antagonism | 2.71 (.25) | 1.77 (.14) | 10.62 | <.001 | .04 |
| Disinhibition | 5.71 (.31) | 2.22 (.18) | 93.88 | <.001 | .25 |
| Psychoticism | 7.26 (.34) | 2.87 (.19) | 124.59 | .001 | .31 |
| MHI-5 Psychological wellbeing | 16.22 (.52) | 22.29 (.29) | 104.04 | <.001 | .27 |
| CTQ-SF Trauma history | |||||
| Emotional abuse | 15.75 (.70) | 10.74 (.40) | 38.68 | <.001 | .12 |
| Physical abuse | 10.58 (.62) | 8.44 (.35) | 9.14 | .003 | .03 |
| Sexual abuse | 10.29 (.66) | 7.37 (.38) | 14.69 | <.001 | .05 |
| Emotional neglect | 16.09 (.46) | 13.56 (.26) | 23.00 | <.001 | .08 |
| Physical neglect | 9.55 (.44) | 7.43 (.25) | 17.89 | <.001 | .06 |
| RQ Attachment style | |||||
| Secure | 2.96 (.21) | 4.34 (.12) | 32.36 | <.001 | .10 |
| Fearful | 5.36 (.21) | 3.61 (.12) | 53.31 | <.001 | .16 |
| Preoccupied | 4.26 (.20) | 3.00 (.12) | 29.30 | <.001 | .09 |
| Dismissing | 4.10 (.21) | 4.07 (.12) | .02 | .896 | .00 |
| PFRQ Reflective capacity | |||||
| Non-mentalizing | 2.77 (.10) | 1.91 (.06) | 59.77 | <.001 | .18 |
| Certainty about mental states | 3.41 (.12) | 3.78 (.07) | 7.36 | .007 | .03 |
| Interest/curiosity in mental states | 5.64 (.09) | 5.81 (.05) | 2.55 | .112 | .01 |
Notes. PSI-4-SF Parenting Stress Index 4th Edition – Short Form, PSOC Parenting Sense of Competency Scale, PID-5-BF Personality Inventory for DSM-5 – Brief Form, MHI-5 Mental Health Inventory, CTQ-SF Childhood Trauma Questionnaire – Short Form, RQ Relationship Questionnaire, PRFQ Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire