Research Article

Borderline Personality Traits, Love Myhts, and Love Styles

Volume: 12 Number: 5 December 31, 2023
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Borderline Personality Traits, Love Myhts, and Love Styles

Abstract

Individuals who show borderline personality traits but have not yet experienced these traits at the level of personality disorder patients might still have more destructive relationships compared to others in relation to their attitudes towards love (“passionate love (eros),” “altruistic love (agape)”, “possessive love (mania)”, “game playing love (ludus),” “friendly love (storge)”, “pragmatic love (pragma)”). It is predicted that the destructive relationships that individuals with borderline personality traits establish in line with their attitudes towards love may be related to some love myths (for example, "people who are in love can hurt the ones they love," "love forgives everything"). The purpose of this study was to determine whether romantic love myths play a mediating role in the attitudes toward love held by people who exhibit a high degree of borderline personality traits (BPT). Therefore, 492 participants, 220 males (44.7%) and 272 females (55.3%) aged 18-45 years, living in Istanbul and voluntarily participated in the research, were given the Borderline Personality Scale, Romantic Love Myths Scale, Attitudes Towards Love Scale and a form with personal information created by researchers was submitted. The obtained data were analyzed by applying Pearson Correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. As a result of the findings, it was seen that the relationship between BPT and attitudes towards love was mediated by romantic love myths. The results of the study are important in showing that a change can be achieved in romantic relationship styles by targeting unrealistic beliefs in psychotherapy processes in the field of romantic relationships, which is one of the areas where individuals with borderline personality traits have difficulty.

Keywords

Borderline Personality Disorder , Romantic Relationships , Romantic Love Myths , Love Attitudes

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APA
Faraji, H., & Başçelik, E. (2023). Borderline Personality Traits, Love Myhts, and Love Styles. İnsan Ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi, 12(5), 2421-2441. https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.1184203