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Table 5 Correlations between AMPD-defined BPD criteria

From: Borderline personality disorder diagnosis in a new key

BPD Criteria

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Criterion 1 (avoidance of abandonment)

1

Criterion 2 (unstable relationships)

.85

1

Criterion 3 (identity disturbance)

0.58

0.61

1

Criterion 4 (impulsivity)

0.35

0.36

0.48

1

Criterion 5 (recurrent suicidal behavior)

0.59

0.56

0.70

0.71

1

Criterion 6 (affective instability)

0.66

0.65

0.73

0.48

0.77

1

Criterion 7 (chronic emptiness)

0.29

0.29

0.71

0.17

0.72

0.55

1

Criterion 8 (intense anger)

0.57

0.81

0.59

0.67

0.61

0.62

0.23

1

Criterion 9 (paranoia/dissociative symptoms)

0.43

0.51

0.74

0.17

0.34

0.49

0.49

.48

1

  1. BPD = borderline personality disorder. r = .43 significant at .05; r = .48 significant at .01