Examining the relationship between borderline personality disorder traits and suicide desire through the lens of the Three-Step Theory
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Psychology, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Dixon-Luinenburg, Titania
issued: 2022-08-18T18:20:21Z
issued: 2022
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The present study used the Three Step Theory of Suicide (3ST) to explain the association between BPD traits and suicide desire. The 3ST states that pain and hopelessness cause suicide desire, and that the extent to which pain exceeds connectedness determines the intensity of suicide desire. The ability of these premises to explain elevated suicide desire in BPD was examined in 852 participants, including 456 with histories of suicide ideation or attempts. BPD traits, current suicide desire, pain, hopelessness, and connectedness were measured using validated self-report questionnaires. Consistent with step 1 of the 3ST, pain and hopelessness explained most of the association between BPD traits and suicide desire. Consistent with step 2, the association between BPD and intensity of suicide desire was fully accounted for by a pain-connectedness difference score. In a simpler model, pain, hopelessness, and connectedness reduced the correlation between BPD and suicide desire from r=.41 to r𝚙=.08. This research improves our understanding of why people with BPD traits experience suicide desire and informs the development of treatment and prevention strategies.
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note: i EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER TRAITS AND SUICIDE DESIRE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE THREE-STEP THEORY by Titania Dixon-Luinenburg B.A. (Hons), The University of Ottawa, 2018 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Psychology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) August 2022 © Titania Dixon-Luinenburg, 2022 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: Examining the relationship between borderline personality traits and suicide desire through the lens of the Three-Step Theory submitted by Titania Dixon-Luinenburg in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology Examining Committee: E. David Klonsky, Professor, Department of Psychology, UBC Supervisor Luke Clark, Professor, Department of Psychology, UBC Supervisory Committee Member Amori Mikami, Professor, Department of Psychology Department, UBC Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract The present study used the Three-Step Theory of Suicide (3ST) to explain the association between BPD traits and suicide desire. The 3ST states that pain and hopelessness cause suicide desire, and that the extent to which pain exceeds connectedness determines the intensity of suicide desire. The ability of these premises to explain elevated suicide desire in BPD was examined in 852 participants, including 456 with histories of suicide ideation or attempts. BPD traits, current suicide desire, pain, hopelessness, and connectedness were measured using validated self-report questionnaires. Consistent with step 1 of the 3ST, pain and hopelessness explained most of the association between BPD traits and suicide desire. Consistent with step 2, the association between BPD and intensity of suicide desire was fully accounted for by a pain-con…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2022-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0417413
language: eng
degree discipline: Psychology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Klonsky, E. David
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/82402