Research School of Psychology, the Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2023 Aug;69(5):1213-1222. doi: 10.1177/00207640231155056. Epub 2023 Feb 16.
People living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) face high levels of prejudice and discrimination from both the community and medical professionals, but no measure of prejudice toward people living with BPD exists.
The current study aimed to adapt an existing Prejudice toward People with Mental Illness (PPMI) scale and investigate the structure and nomological network of prejudice toward people with BPD.
The original 28-item PPMI scale was adapted to create the Prejudice toward People with Borderline Personality Disorder (PPBPD) scale. The scale and related measures were completed by three samples: 217 medical or clinical psychology students, 303 psychology undergraduate students, and 314 adults from the general population.
The original four-factor structure of the PPMI was supported in the PPBPD scale. Reported prejudice toward people with BPD was more negative than prejudice toward people with mental illness in general. The association of the PPBPD scale with antecedents and consequences was assessed, including social dominance orientation, right-wing authoritarianism, ethnocentrism, personality traits, empathy, prior contact, and feelings toward other stigmatized groups and mental illnesses.
This study provided evidence for the validity and psychometric properties of the PPBPD scale across three samples and investigated anticipated relationships with theoretically related antecedents and consequences. This research will help improve understanding of the expressions underlying prejudice toward people with BPD.
患有边缘型人格障碍（BPD）的人面临着来自社区和医疗专业人员的高度偏见和歧视，但目前还没有针对患有 BPD 的人的偏见的衡量标准。
本研究旨在改编现有的对患有精神疾病的人的偏见（PPMI）量表，并探讨对患有 BPD 的人的偏见的结构和关联网络。
将原始的 28 项 PPMI 量表改编为对边缘型人格障碍患者的偏见（PPBPD）量表。该量表和相关测量工具由三个样本完成：217 名医学或临床心理学学生、303 名心理学本科生和 314 名普通人群中的成年人。
PPMI 的原始四因素结构在 PPBPD 量表中得到支持。报告的对 BPD 患者的偏见比一般精神疾病患者的偏见更为负面。评估了 PPBPD 量表与先前的联系和后果之间的关系，包括社会支配倾向、右翼独裁主义、种族中心主义、人格特质、同理心、先前的接触以及对其他受污名化群体和精神疾病的感受。
这项研究在三个样本中提供了 PPBPD 量表的有效性和心理测量特性的证据，并调查了与理论上相关的先前联系和后果的预期关系。这项研究将有助于更好地理解对 BPD 患者的偏见的表现。
