The Role of defense mechanisms in Prediction of features of borderline personality in students

The purpose of this research was to determine role of defense styles & defense mechanisms in Prediction of features of borderline personality in students. In this descriptive correlation study, 378 students (181 men & 197 women) from the statistical population of students from all sections of Arak University during 2015 (1393-94.s.c.) were selected through cluster random sampling method and filled in the questionnaire of style defense and Borderline Personality Scale. Data analysis was performed using correlation, regression analysis and analysis of variance. The results indicated that five defenses (acting out, autistic fantasy, splitting, passive aggression and displacement) could predict features of borderline personality. In general, it can be concluded that immature defenses predicted higher levels of features of borderline personality.