2012, Vol.25, No.3

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 1.67

pISSN : 1229-0718 / eISSN : 2671-6542
https://journal.kci.go.kr/baldal

The present study explores the relationships between temperament, perceived maternal parenting behaviors, and attachment style in young adults with Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD) features. Subjects were 575 college students who completed the Personality Assessment Inventory-Borderline Features Scale(PAI-BOR), the Emotionality, Activity, Sociability Temperament Survey(Adult EAS), the Parenting Behavior Inventory(PBI), and the Adult Attachment Scale(AAS). The second purpose of this study was to investigate the degree to which we could predict temperament, perceived maternal parenting behaviors, and attachment style in young adults with BPD features. Out of the 575 college students, 30 young adults with BPD features were assigned to one group, and 30 young adults without BPD features were assigned to a control group. These 60 students were assessed for emotionality temperament, perceived maternal parenting behavior, and adult attachment style. The results showed that BPD features were closely related to emotionality temperament abuse, over-interference, inconsistency, or neglect in perceived maternal parenting behaviors during childhood and attachment anxiety. To find out how well temperament, perceived maternal parenting behavior, and attachment style could explain BPD features, we applied hierarchical multiple regression analysis and confirmed the explanation of each variable. Temperament was found to be the strongest factor in BPD features. Individuals with BPD features showed higher emotionality traits and higher levels of attachment anxiety than those in the control group. In addition, they perceived the nurturing behaviors of their mothers toward them to be inconsistent, irrational, and less affectionate than did those in the control group.

This study examined the relationships among stress, meaning in life, and happiness in elders. Happiness was measured by subjective and psychological well-being. Questionnaires measuring stress, meaning in life, subjective and psychological well-being were filled out by 160 elders. In correlation analysis, stress was significantly negatively correlated with subjective well-being but was not significantly correlated with psychological well-being. Meaning in life was significantly positively correlated with subjective and psychological well-being. In regression analysis, There was no interaction effects of stress and meaning in life on subjective and psychological well-being. Implications of these findings and limitations of the study were also discussed.

This study examined the relationships among perceived burdensomeness, hopelessness, depression, and suicidal ideation in adolescents(n=356) and elders(n=353), using path analysis. A multi-group analysis was also conducted to determine any differences in the structural relationships of these variables between adolescents and elders. Findings were as follows: Elders reported higher levels of all variables as compared to adolescents. Perceived burdensomeness directly leads to suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and depression, and it indirectly explains suicidal ideation by mediating hopelessness and depression. Path coefficients from perceived burdensomeness to hopelessness, from hopelessness to depression, and from hopelessness to suicidal ideation were found to be greater for elders, while the coefficient from depression to suicidal ideation was greater for adolescents. Perceived burdensomeness had an indirect effect on suicidal ideation through hopelessness or depression. Double-mediation effects of hopelessness and depression between perceived burdensomeness and suicidal ideation were also significant in both groups. Both universal and age-specific strategies for suicide prevention were discussed based on the results.