Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Mahshid Farzanehfard ¹
• Hamidreza Oreyzi Samani ²
• Gholamreza Talebi ³

¹ Department of Clinical Psychology, Na.C., Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

² Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

³ Department of Health Psychology, Na.C., Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

Abstract

The objective of the present study was the model evaluation of borderline personality symptoms based on ego strength with the mediation of emotional information processing in students. The research is applicative and the research method was correlational through structural equations modeling. The statistical population of this research included male and female students of the second secondary level in Isfahan in the academic year of 2023-2024. Among the statistical population, 300 people were selected by available sampling method. The research tools included Borderline Personality Disorder Questionnaire (BPQ), Ego Strength Questionnaire (ESQ) and Emotional Information Processing Questionnaire (ERDQ). The data analysis was conducted through structural equations modeling via SPSS and Amos versions 23. The results showed that the structural model of the research fits the collected data. Also, the results showed that ego strength has a direct and significant effect on emotional information processing and borderline personality symptoms in students (p=0.001). In addition, the emotional information processing also have a direct and significant effect on borderline personality symptoms in students (p=0.001). Finally, emotional information processing positively and meaningfully mediate the relationship between ego strength and borderline personality symptoms in students (p=0.001).

Keywords

• Borderline Personality Symptoms
• Ego Strength
• Emotional Information Processing
• Students