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Characteristics and Predictors of Educational and Occupational Disengagement Among Outpatient Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder.

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Title: Characteristics and Predictors of Educational and Occupational Disengagement Among Outpatient Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder.
Authors: Juurlink, Trees T.1, Betts, Jennifer K.2, Nicol, Katie2, Lamers, Femke1, Beekman, Aartjan T. F.1, Cotton, Sue M.2, Chanen, Andrew M.1,2 andrew.chanen@orygen.org.au
Source: Journal of Personality Disorders. Feb2022, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p116-128. 13p.
Subject Terms: *Dismissal of employees, *Adults, *Adolescence, Borderline personality disorder, Social isolation, Risk assessment, Descriptive statistics, Outpatient services in hospitals
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate predictors of vocational disengagement (referred to as Not in Employment, Education, or Training [NEET]) in young people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The sample comprised 112 outpatients with a BPD diagnosis, aged 15–25 years, who participated in a randomized controlled trial (ANZCTR12610000100099). The proportion of participants who were NEET (39.3%) at study entry did not improve after 18 months and NEET status frequently changed. Therefore, multinomial regression analyses were used to study three groups: Non-NEET, NEET, and Unstable NEET status. NEET status was predicted by not achieving expected age-appropriate educational milestones, greater instability in identity, and emptiness. Greater instability in interpersonal relationships and identity predicted Unstable NEET status. The findings suggest that specific vocational interventions, that also incorporate a focus on interpersonal functioning, emptiness, and identity disturbance, are needed to improve functioning in youth with BPD, especially when educational milestones are not achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:This study aimed to investigate predictors of vocational disengagement (referred to as Not in Employment, Education, or Training [NEET]) in young people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The sample comprised 112 outpatients with a BPD diagnosis, aged 15–25 years, who participated in a randomized controlled trial (ANZCTR12610000100099). The proportion of participants who were NEET (39.3%) at study entry did not improve after 18 months and NEET status frequently changed. Therefore, multinomial regression analyses were used to study three groups: Non-NEET, NEET, and Unstable NEET status. NEET status was predicted by not achieving expected age-appropriate educational milestones, greater instability in identity, and emptiness. Greater instability in interpersonal relationships and identity predicted Unstable NEET status. The findings suggest that specific vocational interventions, that also incorporate a focus on interpersonal functioning, emptiness, and identity disturbance, are needed to improve functioning in youth with BPD, especially when educational milestones are not achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:0885579X
DOI:10.1521/pedi_2021_35_534