Maternal Borderline Personality Characteristics and Family Functioning
Open Access
Author:
Barends, Naomi Ruth
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Document Type:
Dissertation
Date of Defense:
August 03, 2001
Committee Members:
Keith Crnic, Committee Chair/Co-Chair Craig Edelbrock, Committee Member Aaron Lee Pincus, Committee Member Pamela Marie Cole, Committee Member
Keywords:
parenting mother-child relationship family self-efficacy Borderline personality
Abstract:
This study was designed to assess the relations among maternal borderline personality traits, perceived parenting self-efficacy, parenting quality, and the development of 2- and 3-year-old children. 75 mother and child dyads were observed in the laboratory and provided assessments of maternal personality traits, parenting self-efficacy, and child behavior problems. Mothers with higher borderline personality features were more flat and less positive with their children, felt less effective as parents, and had children with poorer adjustment. Mothers who felt less effective as parents tended to parent in less growth-promoting ways, and had children with more problematic behavior. Advisor: Keith Crnic, Ph.D.
