The survey of some demographic correlates of borderline personality features in no clinical samples

Identifying differences in epidemiology of borderline personality in populations may help generate factors that could influence its cause and course. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between some of the sociocultural background of the origin and the borderline personality features. A group of 749 normal participants (380 male and 369 female from collages of Shiraz University) took part in this research. Participants answered to borderline personality scale (STB). Results showed that children with lower parental (father) educations, over crowded and single families, had significantly higher scores in pseudo borderline. With respect to age, mother's education and birth order status, the results showed the effects of these factors were neglect able. These findings reiterate contribution of demographic and especially family factors in development or maintenance of borderline personality.