ABSTRACT

Sexual minority (SM) individuals experience minority-related social stressors that increase their vulnerability to experience psychopathological symptoms. Invalidating environments include non-acceptance of emotional expressions, and constitute a risk factor for developing borderline personality traits. Although research suggests that self-compassion and social safeness can act as protective factors to SM people against the development of anxiety and depression, less is known about their role in borderline personality symptoms experienced by SM. This study aims to test the mediation effect of self-compassion and social safeness in the relationship between paternal and maternal invalidation and borderline traits in a sample of 132 SM individuals with aged between 18-63 years old (M = 34.3, SD = 11.4). Self-report questionnaires were completed using an online survey. Data were analysed through SPSS and PROCESS Macro. Results showed that self-compassion and social safeness mediate the relationship between both maternal and paternal invalidation and borderline traits. These seem to echo previous studies about the positive relationship between parental invalidation and borderline personality traits, and adds to it by suggesting that difficulties in experiencing self-compassion as well as in feeling socially safe are significant risk factors underlying this relationship. These results yield clinical implications for affirmative psychological interventions with SM individuals, which are fully discussed.

摘要

性少数群体（SM）个体经历与少数群体相关的社会压力，这增加了他们出现精神病理症状的可能性。无效环境包括不接受情绪表达，并构成发展边缘人格特征的风险因素。尽管研究表明自我慈悲和社会安全可以作为 SM 人群预防焦虑和抑郁发展的保护因素，但人们对它们在 SM 经历的边缘人格症状中的作用知之甚少。本研究旨在以132名年龄在18-63岁之间的SM个体为样本，检验自我慈悲和社会安全感在父亲和母亲残疾与边缘特质关系中的中介作用（M = 34.3，SD = 11.4）。使用在线调查完成自我报告问卷。通过 SPSS 和 PROCESS Macro 分析数据。结果表明，自我慈悲和社会安全感在母亲和父亲的残疾与边缘特征之间的关系中起到中介作用。这些似乎与之前关于父母无效和边缘人格特质之间积极关系的研究相呼应，并通过表明难以体验自我同情以及社会安全感是这种关系背后的重要风险因素来补充这一点。这些结果对 SM 个体的积极心理干预产生了临床意义，对此进行了充分讨论。