A Further Validation of the Minnesota Borderline Personality Disorder Scale
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2014
Keywords
behavioral genetics, borderline personality disorder, nomological network, normal personality, Minnesota Borderline Personality Disorder Scale, construct validity
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000036
Abstract
Previous research indicates that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is well conceptualized as a dimensional construct that can be represented using normal personality traits. A previous study successfully developed and validated a BPD measure embedded within a normal trait measure, the Minnesota Borderline Personality Disorder Scale (MBPD). The current study performed a further validation of the MBPD by examining its convergent validity, external correlates, and heritability in a sample of 429 female twins. The MBPD correlated strongly with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders (SCID-II) screener for BPD and moderately with external correlates. Moreover, the MBPD and SCID-II screener exhibited very similar patterns of external correlations. Additionally, results indicated that the genetic and environmental influences on MBPD overlap with the genetic and environmental influences on the SCID-II screener, which suggests that these scales are measuring the same construct. These data provide further evidence for the construct validity of the MBPD.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, v. 5, issue 2, p. 146-153
Scholar Commons Citation
Rojas, Elizabeth C.; Cummings, Jenna R.; Bornovalova, Marina A.; Hopwood, Christopher J.; Racine, Sarah E.; Keel, Pamela K.; Sisk, Cheryl L.; Neale, Michael; Boker, Steven; Burt, S. A.; and Klump, Kelly L., "A Further Validation of the Minnesota Borderline Personality Disorder Scale" (2014). Psychology Faculty Publications. 158.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/158
