Research Article

Partners’ personality traits and anger styles as mediators in the relationship between borderline personality traits and sexual self-schema

Volume: 6 Number: 4 August 31, 2025
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Partners’ personality traits and anger styles as mediators in the relationship between borderline personality traits and sexual self-schema

Abstract

Aims: This study aims to examine the mediating role of anger styles and personality traits in the relationship between borderline personality traits and sexual self-schemas exhibited by individuals. Methods: In this study, 402 participants aged 18 and older (249 women and 153 men) completed the socio-demographic information form, the borderline personality scale, the sexual self-schema scale, and the state-trait anger expression inventory. The research employed the relational screening model. Statistical analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS 27 software. Results: According to the findings of the study, borderline personality traits were found to be negatively associated with loving/compassionate, sensual/stimulating, and direct/straightforward sexual self-schemas. There is a significant negative correlation between all sexual self-schemas and trait anger, including anger-in and anger-out behaviors. Similarly, a significant negative correlation was found between sexual self-schemas and borderline personality traits. On the other hand, there was a negative correlation between neuroticism, one of the five-factor personality traits, and sexual self-schemas, and a positive correlation between neuroticism and borderline personality traits. Furthermore, mediation analyses suggested that anger styles may function as a possible mechanism in the relationship between borderline personality traits and sexual self-schemas. Neuroticism was also identified as a potential mechanism in this relationship. Conclusion: Based on the findings from this study, borderline personality traits appear to be associated with lower levels of loving/compassionate, sensual/stimulating, and direct/straightforward sexual self-schemas. Anger styles and neuroticism, one of the five-factor personality traits, were also found to be potential mechanisms explaining this relationship.

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Ethical Statement

The study was conducted with the permission of the Istanbul Doğuş University Ethics Committee (Date 26.01.2024, Decision No: 2023/86).

Thanks

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

August 30, 2025

Publication Date

August 31, 2025

Submission Date

July 2, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 15, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 6 Number: 4

APA
Güler, K., & Demir, V. (2025). Partners’ personality traits and anger styles as mediators in the relationship between borderline personality traits and sexual self-schema. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care, 6(4), 416-421. https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1569904
AMA
1.Güler K, Demir V. Partners’ personality traits and anger styles as mediators in the relationship between borderline personality traits and sexual self-schema. J Med Palliat Care / JOMPAC / jompac. 2025;6(4):416-421. doi:10.47582/jompac.1569904
Chicago
Güler, Kahraman, and Volkan Demir. 2025. “Partners’ Personality Traits and Anger Styles As Mediators in the Relationship Between Borderline Personality Traits and Sexual Self-Schema”. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care 6 (4): 416-21. https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1569904.
EndNote
Güler K, Demir V (August 1, 2025) Partners’ personality traits and anger styles as mediators in the relationship between borderline personality traits and sexual self-schema. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care 6 4 416–421.
IEEE
[1]K. Güler and V. Demir, “Partners’ personality traits and anger styles as mediators in the relationship between borderline personality traits and sexual self-schema”, J Med Palliat Care / JOMPAC / jompac, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 416–421, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.47582/jompac.1569904.
ISNAD
Güler, Kahraman - Demir, Volkan. “Partners’ Personality Traits and Anger Styles As Mediators in the Relationship Between Borderline Personality Traits and Sexual Self-Schema”. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care 6/4 (August 1, 2025): 416-421. https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1569904.
JAMA
1.Güler K, Demir V. Partners’ personality traits and anger styles as mediators in the relationship between borderline personality traits and sexual self-schema. J Med Palliat Care / JOMPAC / jompac. 2025;6:416–421.
MLA
Güler, Kahraman, and Volkan Demir. “Partners’ Personality Traits and Anger Styles As Mediators in the Relationship Between Borderline Personality Traits and Sexual Self-Schema”. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care, vol. 6, no. 4, Aug. 2025, pp. 416-21, doi:10.47582/jompac.1569904.
Vancouver
1.Kahraman Güler, Volkan Demir. Partners’ personality traits and anger styles as mediators in the relationship between borderline personality traits and sexual self-schema. J Med Palliat Care / JOMPAC / jompac. 2025 Aug. 1;6(4):416-21. doi:10.47582/jompac.1569904

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