Randy A Sansone1, Michael W Wiederman. 1. Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45342, USA. sansone@khnetwork.org
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Few studies have examined spending behaviors in individuals with borderline personality symptomatology (BPS) - the focus of the present study. Method. Summing four cross-sectional samples totaling 1122 consecutive patients being seen in an internal medicine clinic, and using a self-report survey methodology, we examined relationships between excessive spending and BPS, using two measures for this Axis II disorder. RESULTS: The endorsement of excessive spending demonstrated statistically significant correlations with both measures of BPS (0.40 and 0.49), and individuals who exceeded the established cut-off scores on both measures were statistically significantly more likely to endorse excessive spending. CONCLUSIONS: Excessive spending demonstrates empirical relationships with BPS and appears to be a clinical area of inquiry in BPS regarding self-regulation difficulties.
OBJECTIVE: Few studies have examined spending behaviors in individuals with borderline personality symptomatology (BPS) - the focus of the present study. Method. Summing four cross-sectional samples totaling 1122 consecutive patients being seen in an internal medicine clinic, and using a self-report survey methodology, we examined relationships between excessive spending and BPS, using two measures for this Axis II disorder. RESULTS: The endorsement of excessive spending demonstrated statistically significant correlations with both measures of BPS (0.40 and 0.49), and individuals who exceeded the established cut-off scores on both measures were statistically significantly more likely to endorse excessive spending. CONCLUSIONS: Excessive spending demonstrates empirical relationships with BPS and appears to be a clinical area of inquiry in BPS regarding self-regulation difficulties.
Authors: Norman R Greenberg; Zu Wei Zhai; Rani A Hoff; Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin; Marc N Potenza Journal: J Behav Addict Date: 2020-12-08 Impact factor: 6.756