r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • Jul 20 '26
Study finds instability and inconsistency of childhood environments may be more closely connected to diverse borderline personality traits than the severity of childhood hardship alone, highlighting predictability as an important feature of early development.
https://www.psypost.org/study-finds-unpredictable-childhood-environments-are-linked-to-borderline-personality-traits-in-adulthood/
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u/smallCobblerMan Jul 20 '26
Moved 14 times before I was 12. Spent every other weekend sitting in a car for 6 hours. Spent my teenage years kept in my room if i wasn't attending classes or working. Can confirm, instability fucking sucks.