Emotion regulation and borderline personality features : the mediating role of basic psychological need frustration Ghent University
Based on Self-Determination Theory, the present study examined the link between emotion regulation (i.e., emotional integration, dysregulation and suppression) and borderline personality features. In addition, this study examined the role of basic psychological need frustration as a mediator in these relations. Participants were 226 higher education students (Mage = 21.00; SD = 1.61; 77.4% female) who filled out questionnaires concerning their ...