Department of Psychology.
Personal Disord. 2018 Sep;9(5):429-436. doi: 10.1037/per0000259. Epub 2017 Aug 31.
Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) features may be unaware of or unwilling to report their own personality or maladaptive behaviors, which complicates the assessment of BPD. Informants who know the individuals with BPD features may be uniquely suited to aid in the personality assessment of these individuals. The present study analyzed the comparative ability of individuals (targets) and informants to report BPD features across the continuum of BPD severity. The sample consisted of 1387 targets, ages 55 to 65 (56% women), who were recruited for an epidemiological longitudinal study examining the effects of PDs on health and social functioning. Each target nominated an informant who provided information about the target's personality. Results indicated relatively low levels of agreement between perspectives and that informants reported BPD symptoms with more precision and at lower levels of BPD severity than targets. The benefits of including an informant perspective when measuring the BPD continuum are discussed; these benefits may include gains in reliability and improvement in the prediction of outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record
个体可能无法意识到或不愿意报告自己的人格或适应不良行为，这使得 BPD 的评估变得复杂。了解 BPD 特征的知情者可能特别适合帮助评估这些个体的人格。本研究分析了个体（目标）和知情者在 BPD 严重程度连续体上报告 BPD 特征的能力。样本包括 1387 名目标，年龄在 55 至 65 岁之间（56%为女性），他们被招募参加一项旨在研究 PD 对健康和社会功能影响的流行病学纵向研究。每个目标提名一名知情者，提供有关目标人格的信息。结果表明，不同视角之间的一致性相对较低，知情者报告的 BPD 症状比目标更准确，而且处于较低的 BPD 严重程度。讨论了在测量 BPD 连续体时纳入知情者视角的好处；这些好处可能包括提高可靠性和改善结果预测。
