A study comparing the experiences of family and friends of young people with borderline personality disorder features with family and friends of young people with other serious illnesses and general population adults

Mirra R. Seigerman; Jennifer K. Betts; Carol Hulbert; Ben McKechnie; Victoria K. Rayner; Martina Jovev; Sue M. Cotton; Louise McCutcheon; Catharine McNab; Emma Burke; Andrew M. Chanen

doi:10.1186/s40479-020-00128-4

Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation

Table 1 Comparison Group Characteristics and Scores on Measures

From: A study comparing the experiences of family and friends of young people with borderline personality disorder features with family and friends of young people with other serious illnesses and general population adults

Measure	Comparison group	Method of data collection for comparison group	Mean (range) age of young person	Mean (standard deviation) score on measure of comparison group
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10)	Australian adults (N = 8841; [32])	Face-to-face interview	–	14.50 (9.40)
	Carers of young people diagnosed with cancer (N = 204; [30])	Questionnaires distributed to and returned by carers via post	21.60 (15–25)	18.05 (7.98)
	Carers of young people with first-episode psychosis (N = 124; [26])	Telephone interview	– (15-25)	22.50 (12.25)
Experiences of Caregiving Inventory - Positive Scale (ECI-P)	Carers of young people with anorexia nervosa (N = 71; [29])	Self-report questionnaires	24.00 (−)	28.00 (8.80)
	Carers of young people with first-episode psychosis (N = 63; [27])	Face-to-face interview	20.11 (15–25)	29.45 (2.45)
Experiences of Caregiving Inventory - Negative Scale (ECI-N)	Carers of young people with anorexia nervosa (N = 71; [29])	Self-report questionnaires	24.00 (−)	84.00 (35.00)
	Carers of young people with first-episode psychosis (N = 63; [27])	Face-to-face interview	20.11 (15–25)	73.65 (6.65)
Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations - Task-Oriented Scale (CISS-T)	Canadian adults (N = 483; [33])	Self-report questionnaires	–	57.87 (11.05)
Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations - Emotion-Oriented Scale (CISS-E)	Canadian adults (N = 483; [33])	Self-report questionnaires	–	40.87 (11.82)
Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations - Avoidance-Oriented Scale (CISS-A)	Canadian adults (N = 483; [33])	Self-report questionnaires	–	43.96 (11.10)
Family Questionnaire - Critical Comments Scale (FQ-CC)	Carers of young people with a diagnosed eating disorder (N = 193; [28])	Self-report questionnaires	21.30 (−)	23.40 (5.50)
Family Questionnaire - Critical Comments Scale (FQ-CC)	Carers of young people with first-episode psychosis (N = 63; [27])	Face-to-face interview	20.11 (15–25)	21.55 (1.30)
Family Questionnaire - Emotional Overinvolvement Scale (FQ-EOI)	Carers of young people with a diagnosed eating disorder (N = 193; [28])	Self-report questionnaires	21.30 (−)	28.20 (4.40)
	Carers of young people with first-episode psychosis (N = 63; [27])	Face-to-face interview	20.11 (15–25)	25.10 (1.15)

Note. “–” = data not reported or not applicable

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