https://ijcar-rirea.ca/index.php/ijcar-rirea <p>The International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience (IJCAR) is a bilingual peer-reviewed academic journal on child and adolescent resilience factors, processes and programming, published on an annual basis by the Canada Research Chair in Interpersonal Traumas and Resilience.</p> Canada Research Chair in Interpersonal Traumas and Resilience en-US International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience 2292-1761 https://ijcar-rirea.ca/index.php/ijcar-rirea/article/view/341 <p><strong>Objectives:</strong> Anchored in self-determination theory, this study investigates the associations between borderline personality disorder (BPD) features and basic psychological need frustration (BPNF) in adolescents.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Participants (<em>N</em> = 270; <em>M</em> age = 15.3) assessed their own BPD features and BPNF through an online questionnaire.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Regression analyses revealed that frustrations of relatedness, autonomy, and competence were jointly and uniquely associated with more BPD features in adolescents, controlling for their gender and parents’ education.</p> <p><strong>Implications:</strong> These results suggest the importance of taking BPNF into account to better understand the early signs of BPD among adolescents.</p> Jessie-Ann Armour Mireille Joussemet Rose Varin Anna Cavenaghi Sophie Lelievre-Blais Geneviève A. Mageau Copyright (c) 2024 International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience 2024-09-25 2024-09-25 11 1 10.54488/ijcar.2024.341