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Richards, Gareth, Kelly, Sally, Johnson, Darren and Galvin, John (2023) Autistic traits and borderline personality disorder traits are positively correlated in UK and US adult men and women. Personality and Individual Differences, 213 . 112287. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2023.112287 ISSN 0191-8869.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112287
Abstract
Co-occurrence of autism and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has been reported and may be particularly prevalent in women. However, the association between these conditions remains poorly understood, as does that between traits found throughout the general population. We present two studies which measured self-reported autistic traits (Autism Spectrum Quotient [AQ]) and BPD traits (McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder [MSI-BPD]) in UK (N=703) and US (N=700) adults. As predicted, autistic and BPD traits correlated positively in both samples. However, there were no significant sex differences in the correlation strength. In the UK sample, the association between autistic traits (AQ total score) and BPD traits was no longer significant once current anxiety and depression symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]) were controlled for. However, AQ subscales for Details/Patterns and Communication/Mindreading remained significantly associated with MSI-BPD scores in the US sample. Our findings suggest that an overrepresentation of autistic women in patient populations with BPD may not be explained by traits of these conditions co-occurring to a greater degree in females than males. They also suggest that although both conditions are associated with elevated levels of anxiety and depression, BPD traits remain independently associated with specific aspects of autistic traits.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Autism, Autism -- Great Britain, Autism -- United States, Borderline personality disorder, Borderline personality disorder -- Great Britain, Borderline personality disorder -- United States, Anxiety, Depression, Sex differences (Psychology) | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Personality and Individual Differences | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0191-8869 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | October 2023 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 213 | ||||||||
| Article Number: | 112287 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112287 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 5 June 2023 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 27 July 2023 | ||||||||
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