Previous research identifies people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) place high levels of importance on values across a variety of life domains but have significantly lower levels of values commitment, desire to improve and success at living in line with what is valued. The current study aims to identify the factors impeding people's ability to engage more successfully with what is valued so that they can be more effectively targeted in treatment. In this study, participants were 106 consumers attending an outpatient clinic for BPD treatment. Participants completed a comprehensive assessment of values (Personal Values Questionnaire) as well as selfreport measures of experiential avoidance (Acceptance and Avoidance Questionnaire- 2), alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale) and symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21). Correlations demonstrated that depression, stress, difficulty identifying feelings and describing feelings and experiential avoidance were negatively associated with values engagement. However, regression analysis revealed that only depression and experiential avoidance significantly predicted values engagement after controlling for the other predictor variables in the model. Experiential avoidance and depressive symptomology are likely to be particularly important targets to improve values engagement in individuals seeking treatment for BPD.

先前的研究表明，患有边缘性人格障碍（BPD）的人在各个生活领域的价值观念中都具有很高的重要性，但在价值观念，追求改善和实现与价值观念相称的成功方面的价值观却要低得多。当前的研究旨在确定阻碍人们更成功地参与有价值的事物的因素，从而使他们可以更有效地靶向治疗。在这项研究中，参加者是106名在门诊接受BPD治疗的消费者。参与者完成了对价值观的全面评估（个人价值观问卷）以及体验回避的自我报告测度（接受和回避问卷-2），焦虑症（多伦多Alexithymia量表）以及抑郁，焦虑和压力症状（抑郁，焦虑和压力量表21）。相关性表明，抑郁，压力，难以识别情感和描述情感以及体验回避与价值观参与负相关。但是，回归分析显示，在控制模型中的其他预测变量之后，只有抑郁和体验回避才能显着预测值的参与。避免经验和抑郁症状可能是特别重要的目标，可以提高寻求BPD治疗的个体的价值观参与度。回归分析显示，在控制模型中的其他预测变量之后，只有抑郁和体验回避才能显着预测值的参与。避免经验和抑郁症状可能是特别重要的目标，可以提高寻求BPD治疗的个体的价值观参与度。回归分析显示，在控制模型中的其他预测变量之后，只有抑郁和体验回避才能显着预测值的参与。避免经验和抑郁症状可能是特别重要的目标，可以提高寻求BPD治疗的个体的价值观参与度。