@article{Butt_Mahmood_Saleem_2017, title={SELF REPORT MEASURE FOR BORDERLINE PERSONALITY TRAITS IN CLINICAL POPULATION}, volume={31}, url={https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/2104}, abstractNote={<p>Objective: To develop an indigenous self-report measure for borderline personality<br />traits in a clinical sample.<br />Methodology: During the first phase, phenomenology was explored by conducting<br />in-depth interviews of 15 diagnosed patients. The repeated and dubious<br />responses were screened out that resulted in the production of a league<br />table. Five experienced clinical psychologists and five psychiatrists validated the<br />items and as a result, 33 items of the scale were retained out of 44 items. This<br />preliminary study was conducted on 81 diagnosed participants (24 males and<br />57 females) who were selected through purposive sampling technique. All the<br />participants were diagnosed by expert psychologists and psychiatrists.<br />Results: Factor analysis revealed two factors namely mood liability and insecure<br />dependence respectively. Significant positive correlation was found between<br />Borderline personality traits scale (BPTS) and Zanirini borderline personality disorder<br />scale (ZAN-BPDS). The internal consistency of the scale was excellent with<br />Cronbach’s alpha value of .87.<br />Conclusion: The scale can be used on Pakistani population without any language<br />or comprehension barrier.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute}, author={Butt, Mirrat Gul and Mahmood, Zahid and Saleem, Sadia}, year={2017}, month={Dec.} }