The relationship between bullying victimization and impairment in personality functioning in a clinical adolescent sample

• Verfasst von: Seiffert, Nora [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Cavelti, Marialuisa [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schmidt, Stefanie J. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Fritz, Elvira [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Lerch, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Reichl, Corinna [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Koenig, Julian [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Mürner-Lavanchy, Ines [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Kaess, Michael [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The relationship between bullying victimization and impairment in personality functioning in a clinical adolescent sample
• Verf.angabe: Nora Seiffert, Marialuisa Cavelti, Stefanie J. Schmidt, Elvira Fritz, Stefan Lerch, Corinna Reichl, Julian Koenig, Ines Mürner-Lavanchy, Michael Kaess
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: 8 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 14.03.2025
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Personality disorders
• Ort Quelle: [Washington, DC] : American Psychological Association, 2009
• Jahr Quelle: 2024
• Band/Heft Quelle: 15(2024), 3, Seite 173-180
• ISSN Quelle: 1949-2723
• DOI: doi:10.1037/per0000652
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Adolescent Psychopathology
• Sach-SW: Bullying
• Sach-SW: Personality Disorders
• Sach-SW: Personality Processes
• Sach-SW: Victimization
• K10plus-PPN: 1919828435

Abstract

Problematic interpersonal relationships may represent both, a risk factor for the development or trigger of personality disorder (PD) symptoms and its consequences. Since peer relationships become more and more important in adolescence, the current study explores the cross-sectional association between recent bullying experiences and levels of impairment in personality functioning according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.) alternative model of personality disorders (AMPD; Criterion A) in help-seeking adolescents (N = 493). Logistic and multiple regression analyses revealed that patients who were frequently bullied in the past 3 months (i.e., at least once a week) were more likely to reach the diagnostic threshold for PD according to the AMPD (OR = 1.71, p = .025) and showed higher levels of impairment in identity (β = .41, p p = .002), and intimacy (β = .30, p = .001), but not self-direction, compared to patients who did not report any bullying experiences. Occasional bullying in the past 3 months (i.e., every few weeks) was neither associated with a greater likelihood to reach the diagnostic threshold for PD nor with greater impairments in identity, self-direction, empathy, or intimacy compared to no bullying. While the current study provides support for a correlation between bullying experiences and personality dysfunction (particularly in the elements identity and intimacy), longitudinal research is needed to clarify whether experiences of bullying cause or trigger personality dysfunction or/and vice versa. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)