Personality disorders in relation to early childhood experiences, rejection sensitivity, and emotion regulation processes

2017
Sarısoy, Gizem
The aim of the current study was to investigate the associations among perceived parental rearing attitudes, rejection sensitivity, emotion regulation (i.e., intrapersonal emotion regulation & interpersonal emotion regulation), and personality disorder symptomatology. Since there was no Turkish version of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ), the aim of the study 1 was to adapt IERQ into Turkish. Therefore, in study 1 psychometric properties of IERQ were explored. Results revealed good reliability and validity findings. Main study was composed of 583 participants. Participant's ages ranged between 18 and 28 (M= 21.24, SD = 1.89). A questionnaire package including Demographic Information Form, Egna Minnen Betraffande Uppfostran-Memories of Upbringing (s-EMBU), Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and Personality Belief Questionnaire was used to collect data. In order to test the hypotheses of the study, a series of multiple regression analyses was conducted. In addition, a path analysis was conducted to test the model. Consistent with the expectation, results revealed significant associations between parental rearing attitudes, rejection sensitivity, emotion regulation variables and personality disorder symptomatology. Mediation effect of emotion regulation variables was found to be significant in the relationship between parental rearing attitudes and personality disorder symptomatology. Mediation effect of rejection sensitivity and intrapersonal emotion regulation was found to be significant in the relationship between paternal emotional warmth and personality disorder symptomatology. The results of the current study were discussed in the light of existing literature. Finally, clinical implications and suggestions for the future studies were presented.  

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Citation Formats
G. Sarısoy, “Personality disorders in relation to early childhood experiences, rejection sensitivity, and emotion regulation processes,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2017.