Assessment of Borderline Personality Disorder In Mosul University students according to the variables of Gender, Field of Study and Study Grade

Abstract

Abstract
The current descriptive study was carried out on a population of Mosul University students to evaluate the Borderline Personality Disorder according to the following variables:
- Gender (Male – Female).
- Study field (Scientific –Humanitarian).
- Study grade (4th, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st).
The population sample of the study consisted of two-hundred male and female students were selected from the University of Mosul /College of Nursing and the College of Education and the duration of the study was from December, 10th 2006 to March 11th, 2007.
The data was collected by using The Borderline Personality Disorder Scale consisting of 45 items distributed among nine standards of borderline personality and its validity was determined through a replication on a limited sample with (r=0.79).
The results have shown that borderline personality disorder exists in all the nine standards covered by the study. The results also showed that significant differences exist in disorder related to the gender and no significance exist related to field of study and study grade.
The researchers recommended utilizing the borderline personality disorder scale in the diagnosis of this type of disorder in psychiatric clinics and institutions in addition to carrying out further studies concerning other personality disorders including antisocial personality disorder, narcissism, and obsessive compulsive.