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Associations Between Forms of Invalidation, Self-Compassion, and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms in Sexual Minority Malaysian Adults
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychological condition associated with significant impairments in psychosocial functioning. Sexual minority individuals, such as those identifying as lesbian, gay, and bisexual, are at elevated risk for BPD. Experiences of invalidation are strongly associated with BPD and commonly reported by sexual minorities. However, little research has examined how different forms of invalidation, including sexual minority stigma, confer risk for BPD, particularly in diverse and resource-limited contexts. We examined associations between experiences of parental invalidation, sexual orientation microaggression, internalized homophobia, and BPD symptoms among 130 lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in Malaysia, where sexual minority identities remain highly stigmatized. In addition, we investigated whether self-compassion serves a protective role. Participants were recruited from the community and completed online questionnaires assessing the above constructs. Results from hierarchical linear regressions indicated that experiences of parental invalidation and sexual orientation microaggression (but not internalized homophobia) were associated with more severe BPD symptoms. Self-compassion did not moderate these associations but was independently associated with less severe BPD symptoms, above and beyond experiences of invalidation. Our findings provide further evidence for the key role of environmental invalidation in conferring risk for BPD among sexual minorities and suggest potentially important implications for understanding and treating BPD.
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borderline personality disorder
parental invalidation
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender mental health
sexual minorities
minority stress
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