FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 2.
Summary of mediation analyses with borderline personality feature, mentalization, and externalizing and internalizing psychopathology
| Independent variable (IV) | Mediating variable (M) | Dependent variable (DP) | Effect of IV on M (a) | Effect of M on DV (b) | Indirect effect (a×b) | 95% CI Lower Upper | Direct effect (c’) | Total effect (c) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPFS-C | RFQ-Y | YSR (ext.) | −0.057* | −2.74* | 0.16* | 0.07, 0.26 | 0.26* | 0.45* |
| BPFS-C | RFQ-Y | YSR (int.) | −0.057* | −2.0* | 0.11* | 0.04, 0.21 | 0.42* | 0.54* |
Sociodemographic characteristics of the total sample
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Total sample (N = 109) |
|---|---|
| Age (Mean +/− SD) | 16.1 ± 1.1 |
| Range in years | 13–18 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 44 (40.4%) |
| Female | 65 (59.6%) |
| Educational level | |
| Primary School | 55 (50.5%) |
| High School | 18 (16.5%) |
| Youth Education | 14 (12.8%) |
| None | 22 (20.2%) |
| Upbringing | |
| Both parents | 59 (54.1%) |
| Mother | 44 (40.4%) |
| Father | 2 (1.8%) |
| Foster care | 4 (3.7%) |
| Current living arrangements | |
| Parents | 89 (81.7%) |
| Apartment | 2 (1.8%) |
| Foster care | 18 (16.5%) |
| Civil Status | |
| Single | 77 (61.5%) |
| In a relationship | 42 (38.5%) |
| Job-status (beside school) | |
| In a job | 31 (38.4%) |
| Not in a job | 78 (71.6%) |
Bivariate correlations between main study variables
| Variables | BPFS-C | RFQ-Y | YSR-Externalizing | YSR-Internalizing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPFS-C | 1.00 | |||
| RFQ-Y | −0.72** [−0.80, −0.62] | 1.00 | ||
| YSR-Externalizing | 0.68** [0.55, 0.80] | −0.65** [−0.74, −0.54] | 1.00 | |
| YSR-Internalizing | 0.73** [0.64, 0.81] | −0.63** [−0.71, −0.53] | 0.43** [0.24, 0.61] | 1.00 |