The Japanese Journal of Personality
Online ISSN : 1349-6174
Print ISSN : 1348-8406
ISSN-L : 1348-8406
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The Relationships of Personality Disorder Traits and Some Aspects of Self-Esteem
Reiko IchikawaSatoshi Mochizuki
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2014 Volume 23 Issue 2 Pages 80-90

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A wide variety of personality disorders (PDs) are associated with low self-esteem. The present study examined the relationships among PD traits and three types of self-esteem: trait self-esteem, variability of state self-esteem, and the contingency of self-esteem. Undergraduates and graduate students (N=66) completed a questionnaire, and answered follow-up questions using a mobile phone. In the questionnaire, participants completed items about PD traits, trait self-esteem, and contingent self-esteem. In the follow up, they completed items about state self-esteem for seven days. Results indicated that trait self-esteem showed negative relationships with borderline, dependent, and avoidant PD traits, and showed a positive relationship with histrionic PD traits. There was also a positive relationship between borderline PD traits and variability of self-esteem. These results suggest that although trait self-esteem is associated with various PD traits, the variability of self-esteem is specifically associated with borderline PD traits.

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