Developmental scientists describe the role confusion that can occur for adolescents as they are forming a personal identity. Clinical psychologists describe low self-worth, lack of self-clarity, feelings of emptiness, and dissociation as the key elements of identity disturbance, and they link these to borderline personality disorder. In this study, the authors aimed to work at the juncture of these approaches by considering interrelations between four elements of identity disturbance, typical identity formation processes reflective of identity commitment and confusion, and borderline features. Australian youth (N = 505, 63% female and aged 12-20 years) recruited from clinical and community settings reported on identity commitment, exploration and reconsideration, four elements of identity disturbance, and borderline features. Identity confusion (especially reconsideration) and disturbance were associated with elevated borderline symptoms. Emptiness stood out as the strongest correlate of borderline symptoms. Youth reporting greater emptiness were nearly twice as likely to report a high borderline symptom profile.

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在临床和发育科学的结合点：边缘身份障碍症状与青春期身份形成过程的关联。

发育科学家描述了青少年在形成个人身份时可能发生的角色混淆。临床心理学家将低自我价值、缺乏自我清晰、空虚感和分离感描述为身份障碍的关键因素，并将这些与边缘型人格障碍联系起来。在这项研究中，作者旨在通过考虑身份干扰的四个要素、反映身份承诺和混淆的典型身份形成过程以及边缘特征之间的相互关系，在这些方法的结合点上工作。从临床和社区环境中招募的澳大利亚青年（N = 505，63% 为女性，年龄在 12-20 岁之间）报告了身份承诺、探索和重新考虑、身份障碍的四个要素和边缘特征。身份混淆（尤其是重新考虑）和障碍与边缘症状升高有关。空虚是边缘症状的最强相关性。报告更大空虚的青年报告高临界症状的可能性几乎是其两倍。