A study of borderline personality traits in relation with parents\u27 rearing attitudes and family atmosphere

問題と目的 方 法 考 察This study examined the relations of parents\u27 rearing attitudes and family atmosphere to borderline personality traits. University students (N=278) rated borderline personality traits, their parents\u27 rearing attitudes, and their family atmospheres by three questionnaires. The results showed that there were significant negative relations between parents\u27 emotional - acceptable attitudes and borderline personality traits. It was suggested that not only mother but also father had an effect on borderline personality traits. And, indifferent-severe family atmosphere related positively to borderline personality traits. Furthermore, these relations showed some differences between male and female. In male participants, \u22abandonment anxiety\u22 had noticeable relation to parents\u27 emotional -acceptable attitudes and indifferent-severe family atmosphere. On the other hand, in female ones, almost all factors of borderline personality traits related to them. However, any factor in borderline personality traits except \u22instability of feelings\u22 had no difference between male and female. We suggested that this result reflects the features of adolescent rather than borderline personality traits