Defense Mechanisms and Borderline Personality Organization Among COVID-19 Believers and Non-believers During Complete Lock-Down
| Autor: | Marta Bodecka-Zych, Anna Zajenkowska, Adrianna Jakubowska, Joanna Rajchert, Izabela Kaźmierczak, Amy E. Pinkham, Iwona Nowakowska |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Psychiatry
education.field_of_study Social perception Mechanism (biology) splitting media_common.quotation_subject Population borderline personality organization RC435-571 Brief Research Report COVID-19 belief dissociation Splitting denial Psychiatry and Mental health Denial Personality Residence Denial (Psychology) education Psychology media_common Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 12 (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry |
| ISSN: | 1664-0640 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.700774/full |
| Popis: | The aim of the current study was to investigate whether a specific social perception of the pandemic—believing or not in COVID-19—predicts borderline personality organizations and whether this relationship is mediated by more primitive maladaptive mechanisms—splitting, denial, and dissociation. The online study included 720 organization aged 25–45. Participants were diverse in terms of place of residence, being in a relationship, and education level. Approximately 30% of the general population reported not believing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Non-believers scored slightly higher on borderline symptoms and used more maladaptive defense mechanisms than believers. Individuals who deny COVID-19 are more likely to show characteristics of borderline personality organization. Splitting is an important mechanism in this relationship. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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