Increases in negative affective arousal precede lower self-esteem in patients with borderline personality disorder but not in patients with depressive disorders: an experience sampling approach.
Johannes Bodo HeekerensLars SchulzeJuliane EngeBabette RennebergStefan RoepkePublished in: Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation (2023)
Our findings suggest close dynamic temporal relations between affective instability and self-esteem instability in BPD, which highlights the importance of providing patients with means to effectively modulate high negative affective arousal states.