The relationship between mentalization and borderline personality features in adolescents: mediating role of emotion regulation

Figures & data

Figure 1. The structural equation model assessing the mediating role of emotional dysregulation between borderline personality features and mentalization

Note. RFQc: Certainty about Mental states; RFQu: Uncertainty about Mental States; p-value for all standardized values was less than 0.001.

Table 1. Correlations among RFQ subscales, emotional dysregulation, and borderline personality features

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Mean (SD)
1. RFQc	1							1.07 (.77)
2. RFQu	−.61	1						.70 (.58)
3. Emotional dysregulation	−.50	.50	1					85.11 (21.71)
4. Total score of borderline personality features	−.45	.42	0.60	1				53.66 (13.03)
5. Affective instability	−.35	.38	.54	.78	1			13.79 (3.56)
6. Identity problem	−.35	.32	.50	.81	.56	1		12.74 (3.90)
7. Negative relationships	−.37	.32	.43	.83	.51	.54	1	13.59 (4.09)
8. Self-harm	−.32	.36	.50	.85	.52	.55	.64	13.54 (4.41)

RFQc: Certainty about Mental states; RFQu: Uncertainty about Mental States; all correlation coefficients are significant at the level 0.01.