根据Kernberg的内化客体关系的心理动力学模型,关于童年创伤在人格病理学中的作用的研究有限。因为童年的创伤反映了这些关系的中断,它有望预测边缘人格组织,尤其是在成年的门槛。因此,这项回顾性研究的主要目的是在一个新兴成年人的社区样本中,研究儿童创伤对边缘人格组织的影响。参与者是543名18-29岁的希腊人(M=21.45;58.6%的女性;85.1%的大学生)。他们完成了希腊版本的创伤前因问卷(TAQ)和人格组织清单(IPO),测试了它们的阶乘结构,可靠性,以及跨性别的测量不变性,因为关于这些措施的心理测量特性的经验数据很少。验证性因素分析表明,TAQ由四个因素组成,即积极的经验,滥用,创伤性生活事件,家庭混乱。IPO的五因素理论结构,即原始防御,身份扩散,现实测试,侵略,和道德价值观,已确认。发现了童年创伤与边缘性人格组织之间的低至中度联系,虐待和家庭混乱的联系越来越紧密。结构方程模型表明,所研究的不同年龄段的儿童创伤的各种形式(即,0-6、7-12、13-18)显着和差异地预测了边缘人格组织的维度。发现老年人发生创伤时会出现更强的联系,这可能归因于该研究的回顾性方法。还发现了性别差异;例如,当虐待和创伤性生活事件发生在较年轻的年龄时,男性的人格病理更有可能发生,而虐待是女性人格病理的一个更重要的危险因素.这项研究强调了童年逆境对成年后人格病理的影响,为Kernberg的心理动力学模型提供了经验支持,并对创伤知情的早期筛查有有用的意义,预防,以及对年轻人人格病理的干预。概述了本研究的局限性和对未来研究的建议。
There is limited research on the role of childhood trauma in personality pathology according to Kernberg\'s psychodynamic model of internalized object relations. Because childhood trauma reflects the disruptions of these relations, it is expected to predict borderline personality organization, especially at the threshold of adulthood. Therefore, the main aim of this retrospective study was to examine the impact of childhood trauma on borderline personality organization in a community sample of emerging adults. Participants were 543 Greek individuals aged 18-29 (M = 21.45; 58.6 % females; 85.1 % university students). They completed the Greek versions of the Traumatic Antecedents Questionnaire (TAQ) and the Inventory of Personality Organization (IPO), which were tested for their factorial structure, reliability, and measurement invariance across gender, as few empirical data exist on the psychometric properties of these measures. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the TAQ consisted of four factors, namely positive experiences, abuse, traumatic life events, and family chaos. The five-factor theoretical structure of the IPO, namely primitive defenses, identity diffusion, reality testing, aggression, and moral values, was confirmed. Low to moderate links between childhood trauma and borderline personality organization were found, with stronger links emerging for abuse and family chaos. Structural equation modeling showed that the various forms of childhood trauma across the age periods studied (i.e., 0-6, 7-12, 13-18) significantly and differentially predicted the dimensions of borderline personality organization. The finding that stronger links emerged when trauma occurred in older ages may be attributed to the retrospective method of the study. Gender differences were also found; for example, personality pathology was more likely in men when abuse and traumatic life events occurred in younger ages and abuse was a more important risk factor for personality pathology in women. This study highlights the impact of childhood adversity on personality pathology in emerging adulthood, provides empirical support for Kernberg\'s psychodynamic model, and has useful implications for trauma-informed early screening, prevention, and intervention regarding personality pathology in young people. Limitations of this study and suggestions for future research are outlined.