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Validity of A Web-based Measure of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Preliminary Study.
- Source :
- Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (2640-8066); Jul/Aug2020, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p443-456, 14p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Early identification of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is important as timely interventions are beneficial and cost-effective. Unrecognized BPD not only results in suffering for individuals and their families, but also leads to considerable social costs. Although web-based measures have the potential to facilitate screening assessment of BPD for research and clinical purposes, little is known about whether the results of web-based measures of BPD are valid. This preliminary study aims to examine the validity of a web-based measure of BPD. We analyzed data from five independent samples (N = 828 in total). The web-based BPD measure had a consistent relationship with relevant variables, including trauma exposure, mental well-being, depression, post-traumatic stress, dissociation and psychotic features across samples. It was also strongly correlated with another BPD measure. The web-based BPD measure could discriminate between participants with and without BPD and the discrimination performance was excellent (area under the curve =.853). The initial findings suggest that the web-based BPD measure used in the present study is valid and may be helpful for research and screening purposes, although it should be followed up with a more comprehensive assessment in clinical settings. Implications are discussed. Given the limitations in this study, further studies are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BORDERLINE personality disorder
CHI-squared test
STATISTICAL correlation
INTERNET
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL screening
PEOPLE with disabilities
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
EARLY diagnosis
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ONE-way analysis of variance
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26408066
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (2640-8066)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 144711376
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2020.1760162